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Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
A BNP Paribas Asset Management equity fund is using long/short strategies to identify in companies that are either finding opportunities in, or facing, the challenges that come with climate change and the global transition to a lower carbon economy. ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... of the advisory board. "The ESG Advisory Board is meant to do that for the CEO, the DWS Executive Board, and senior management. The individuals on our ESG Advisory Board are highly accredited experts in their field, whom we have chosen for specific reasons. ...

Risk management to grow in importance: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
More than three quarters of risk professionals expect that the risk management will become more important over the next five years, but nearly half say their team does not have the resources to do the job effectively, according to research from the ...

Super fund shuffles team, investment chief steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... chief risk officer. Future Super, the super fund focused on climate change action with almost $1 billion in funds under management, has undergone some changes. Namely, its chief investment officer Dan East has stepped down. East will continue to hold ...

First Sentier Investor hires IR director for direct infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... invaluable in further strengthening the partnership with our clients." Kabashima is also an advocate for women in funds management, having founded the 3TOM networking group. She was also a founding member of the 100 Women in Finance (Sydney) organising ...

Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... and advisory business that is fully owned by Pendal Group. Regnan expanded its capabilities into global investment management in 2020, following the appointment of the four-person Global Equity Impact team in London that Crockford leads. This is the ...

Cromwell Property Group sets net zero carbon target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... our FY20 objectives," including attaining formal ISO accreditation covering environmental and information technology management practices in Australia, maintaining safe and efficient operations across our property assets and the certification of Cromwell's ...

Vellum Funds Management builds property with NDIS units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Vellum Funds Management has broken ground on a $78 million property development in Sydney that will feature a mix of commercial space and residential apartments including 10 NDIS units and a carers unit. Vellum has partnered with Urban Property Group ...

Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... best super fund, with the magazine noting it had had an especially busy year, surpassing $100 billion in funds under management and adopted a new name to reflect its recent mergers between First State Super, VicSuper and WA Super. Of all workplace superannuation ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... reports are reflected in managers' policies and processes. Recent reports by fund managers including J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Robeco and Northern Trust have addressed climate change in particular as an impact on long term investment outlooks. These ...