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Asset owner, engagement organisation in ESG hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... new role will assist with management of the team's ESG activities within their investment portfolios and across all asset classes and will also work with the property team to support the management of the fund's unlisted real estate investments. ...

PRI recgonises leaders for climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Australian asset owners and fund manager were recognised for their leadership in climate reporting on the Principles for Responsible Investment Leaders' Group. PRI recognised 36 asset owners and fund managers for their work on climate disclosure ...

Super fund ESG option tops charts with investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
One industry superannuation fund's ESG option has posted an impressive 34% return over the past year to the end of August, vastly outperforming other fund's ESG options and even outperforming other ESG options within the same super fund. UniSuper's ...

QBE makes allocation to impact investment fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... investment funds derived from the Premiums4Good, social and environmental impact investments potentially have a different asset exposure and profile that may lead to risk or return diversification. At the time, QBE told FS Sustainability investments ...

PRI executive appointed to European Platform on Sustainable Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... time as Rapporteur for the Taxonomy Group of the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance - will be a tremendous asset in the role. More broadly, the Platform is an important step forward for the EU, and sets a leading example for markets globally ...

The intersection of conduct culture and company value

SUSHEELA PERES DA COSTA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Note: this article was first written in 2018 Overview The ethical conduct, trustworthiness and 'social licence to operate' of a company matter to the community and consumers, especially in a post-GFC world. But what about shareholders? They ...

Strong inflows to sustainable option: Stockspot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... greener world are included." The Sustainable Portfolios also have an exposure to gold, which is well-known as a defensive asset and is less carbon intensive than other commodities. The sustainable portfolio option has seen a broad take-up across demographics ...

Investors to develop tool to measure biodiversity impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Sycomore Asset Management, and Mirova are developing a tool to measure how investment impact biodiversity. AXA IM, BNPPAM, Sycomore and Mirova launched the Investor Statement on the need for biodiversity ...

Head of sustainability salaries revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... towards," he said. "Some organisations see sustainability and see it as environmental sustainability. They have a strong asset base and they want to look at the performance of those assets and how do you drive energy performance. They're looking ...

Northern Trust outlines social, environmental challenges to road ahead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... market assumptions, forecasting global economic activity and financial market returns that inform the investment manager's asset allocation decisions. In addition to the need to reprioritising capitalism away from a "winner takes all mentality and the ...