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Colonial First State launches Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... company," said Scott Tully, general manager of investments at Colonial First State. "Interest in responsible and sustainable investing has continued to grow amongst investors and the industry. We believe Baillie Gifford's investment approach and active ...

Robeco on ESG integration, SDGs and impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... head of sustainability integration at Robeco, was recently in Australia speaking of Robeco's approach to sustainable investing and measuring impact. Robeco integrates environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) across its fixed income, equity ...

Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... investments that pass through our Investment Committee are governed by our propriety set of principles for Sustainable Investing and it is an extremely positive development to receive certification from a leading industry body such as CBI. This Fund ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... processes to investment solutions," said Craig Vardy, head of fixed Income at BlackRock Australia said. "Sustainable investing is no longer a niche area and has been brought to the mainstream, because of increased access to more granular data, more sophisticated ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... "socially responsible investing" - the suite of investing that includes ESG integration, ethical investing, and sustainable investing in Crestone's view, Holder said. "Our own framework to think about this is that socially responsible investing covers ...

Fidelity International appoints Jenn-Hui Tan global head of stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Fidelity International has appointed Jenn-Hui Tan as global head of stewardship and sustainable investing. Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing, Fidelity International Tan was previously head of capital markets and corporate ...

Pengana WHEB Sustainable Investing Impact Report identifies positives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Pengana Capital has released its latest Pengana WHEB Sustainable Investing Impact Report quantifying the positive impact associated with investing in companies that are "enabling and benefitting from the transition to a low carbon and more sustainable ...

Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... strategies outside of an expansionary period, according to AXA Investment Managers. Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing, AXA IM Rosenberg Equities In a recent briefing in Sydney, Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing, AXA IM Rosenberg ...

Global responsible investment assets top US$30 trillion: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... not just about more assets under practice, but the quality of responsible investment practices." In Japan, sustainable investing assets quadrupled from 2016 to 2018, growing from just 3% of total professionally managed assets in the country to 18%. This ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... profitability over time is critical to achieving risk-adjusted returns," said Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing, AXA IM Rosenberg Equities. While the most profitable companies in any sector "experience a decline in forward one-year profitability ...