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Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... evaluate ESG managers," Chee said. "This would be a clear and present signal that promises or assertions made by asset managers won't be taken at face value." Photo by Waldemar Brandt on Unsplash

Conscious Investment Management grows team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... joint-ventures, both in Australia and internationally. "I have spent over a decade working for one of the world's largest asset managers and within complex transactions," Jordan said. "When this opportunity arose, I leapt at the chance to put my ...

Opinion: Mind the gap: Investors continue to stall on climate action, despite sentiment confirming its risks

DAVID KLAUSNER  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... December 2020, the Monetary Authority of Singapore released its Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management for asset managers, banks, and insurance companies. These outline how financial institutions will need to develop environmental risk management ...

Investors press for swift action in wake of climate report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... and the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance." Man Group COO and head of ESG Robyn Grew echoed the call for asset managers to sign up to the Net Zero Asset Managers Alliance. "It's incumbent upon the financial services industry to assume greater ...

Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... engagement list for T. Rowe Price, with the global fund manager pressing for improved disclosure from corporations and asset managers on ESG issues. T. Rowe Price has issued its third ESG annual report, and in discussing the key issues they raised with ...

New CEO search underway for IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... in developing programs including Climate Action 100+, The Investor Agenda, Climate League 2030 and the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, Dunne notes. "I have loved every minute of my time with IGCC and am thrilled I can leave the organisation with ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Day, which coincides with a two-day Leaders Summit on Climate convened by US President Joe Biden. An additional 14 asset managers, including State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), have joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, bringing the total number ...

Using total portfolio management to gain China, ESG exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... owners] need a set of guiding principles to provide a consistent framework for identifying good practice across all asset managers, as well as a way to guide engagement with those managers," Yin said. "We want to make sure that sustainability principles ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... owners are instructing their fund managers to engage with companies, and that there has been a strong uptick in asset managers engaging with investor relations on the topic. A2 Milk Company has begun using the TCFD guidelines for its climate risk measurement ...

Loomis Sayles names three ESG appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... "Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has become a critical factor that global clients consider as they select asset managers. "Holly Young, Justine Gearin and Justin Dutcher have all demonstrated a passion for and expertise in ESG. These new roles ...