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Conscious Investment Management expands investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Conscious Investment Management chief investment officer Matthew Tominc. "It will increasingly be important for impact investment fund managers to have in-house asset management experience, to ensure maximum impact and financial returns of assets, and ...

Data challenges inhibit ESG integration in sovereign credit ratings: World Bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Challenges in data and modelling inhibit the integration of material ESG issues into sovereign credit rating assessments, according to a report by the World Bank Group. Further, there is an "inherent tension" between the credit rating agency industry ...

Stakeholder capitalism key to long-term returns: Fink

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Citing the challenges of a post-pandemic world that is transitioning to being net zero carbon emissions, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said it has never been "more essential" for CEOs to have a clear purpose and a long-term view. In his annual letter to ...

Deep engagement to follow SSGA CEO letter to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... president and CEO Cyrus Taraporevala issued his annual proxy letter to portfolio companies around the world, outlining the global fund manager's main areas of stewardship focus in 2022. Meanwhile, Taraporevala has also announced he is retiring from ...

Munro Partners, GSFM launch climate ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Munro Partners and GSFM have launched a climate change leaders active ETF. The Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund, with ASX ticker MCCL, invests primarily in a concentrated long only portfolio of companies focused on decarbonisation and climate change ...

American Century launches small cap fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
American Century Investments has launched a global small cap fund that integrates ESG into its investment strategy. The American Century Global Small Cap fund will be made available to wholesale investors via a unit trust structure. The fund is actively ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Australian Unity has hired its first head of responsible investment and stewardship. Matthew Moore, who joined Australian Unity on 10 January, will build upon Australian Unity's progress in the ongoing development and implementation of a best-in-class ...

Resolution Capital nab MSCI ESG exec for analyst role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Resolution Capital has hired an ESG analyst from MSCI. Morgan Ellis has joined the specialist global listed real assets investment manager from MSCI, where he was vice president, ESG research. Ellis has extensive investment research experience specialising ...

Strong APAC demand for sustainable, impact assets: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainable development and facilitate regular issuance." In the area of impact investing, Kuek pointed to UBS's oncology impact fund. Clients have invested US$650 million in MPM Capital's Oncology Impact Fund 2 (OIF 2), an impact investing initiative ...

Portfolio holdings disclosure regulations come into effect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Australia's ESG super funds practice PHD. Of the 14 funds that don't practice PHD, half are NFP funds and half are retail. "Fund members who want to know what investments their funds are putting their superannuation money into will now be able ...