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ESG data enhances value strategies: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... exposure but equally at a firm level, we are reviewing our risk register, to see how we can implement this into our risk management processes." COVID-19 crosses all factors in the ESG spectrum, she noted. "COVID-19 is a really interesting subject, because ...

MSCI launches Real Estate Climate Value-at-Risk solution for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... investors - including investment managers, asset owners, banks and insurers - to improve portfolio performance, risk management, regulatory reporting and progress towards broader sustainability goals. The framework is closely aligned to the G20's Financial ...

Fidelity International launches Sustainable Water and Waste Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... manager, Fidelity International The fund focuses on sustainable investment opportunities within the water and waste management sectors, while delivering "strong risk adjusted returns across the cycle by investing globally in companies involved in the ...

Ex-Rosenberg Equities executives launch Radiant ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... possible clients. We're not shy about the ultimate goal as being, we think that changes are necessary in investment management and the time we think is right for us to be vocal about that." Radiant ESG intends to contribute to the transformation of the ...

Ethical approach yields investment benefits: Crescent Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... need to meet a high threshold of ethics, value and social good. As a result of this conservative approach to funds management it has a cash balance of 22% of total portfolio, which means the fund is in a strong liquidity position, the fund said. The ...

First Sentier Investors launch Modern Slavery Toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... importance of risk to people and salience of human rights, which is different to how they'd prioritise other ESG risk management, which is more around materiality." Identifying risks from modern slavery is hampered by the fact that the data around modern ...

Demand for climate aware, ESG investment: State Street Global Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... using innovative portfolio construction techniques to increase exposure to these companies, and by 2022, voting against management of companies that are underperforming their peer group." State Street Global Advisors' R-Factor integrates multiple data ...

Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... corporate responsibility, at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Hall has also worked at AMP Capital, Ironbark Asset Management based in Australia, and Wellington Management and Schroders,   in the UK. She is currently completing a Masters ...

Digital human rights rise up the agenda post-COVID-19: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... their investment universe, citing data privacy, cybersecurity or social impacts of AI as three areas of focus. Good management of these issues can set companies apart, Robeco notes. "This is the challenge when we are talking about digital human rights," ...

Integrating ethics goes beyond ESG screens: Nucleus Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Nucleus Wealth Nucleus Wealth, a retail wealth and superannuation manager with approximately $100 million in assets under management, offers clients 20 ethical tailoring options to construct investment portfolios that eliminate stocks based on various ...