Search Results

Showing 151 - 160 of 1527 results for %22ESG%22

Finding opportunities in the energy transition: IML

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... looking at the opportunities in investing to take advantage of the global transition thematic. IML portfolio manager and head of ESG Tim Wood noted that there are very limited opportunities to invest directly in some of the technology drivers of the ...

Using ChatGPT to assess climate targets: Acadian

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... forward-looking information. It also allows Acadian to assess more data in less time, explained Acadian senior vice president, ESG portfolio manager Matthew Picone. "It takes 80 minutes to read a sustainability report on average," Picone said. "That ...

AustralianSuper grows global team with numerous hires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... strategy for Europe; Sujay Shah has taken on the role of head of internal government portfolios; Deborah Gilshan is the head of ESG and stewardship for Europe; William Manfield is the new head of group risk, international; meanwhile Amanda Mitchell has ...

Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... 2022, with BlackRock and Vanguard among the worst scores. This comes as the US Republican party recently put forward an anti-ESG manifesto seeking to gut sustainability programs and policies in the country. This suggests anti-ESG sentiments in the US ...

T. Rowe Price creates specialist APAC ESG role

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
T. Rowe Price has appointed Caroline Ramscar to the newly created role of ESG investment specialist, APAC. Ramscar brings over 20 years of experience in financial services, having spent a decade at Legal & General Investment Management in London, including ...

Challenging market weakens ESG-focused fund flows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... The report is based on intentionality rather than holdings. It categorises sustainable funds as funds that are focused on ESG issues, and excludes portfolios that score well on ESG issues but are not focused on ESG, nor funds that are ESG integrated ...

Mike Ng named first chief sustainability officer for OCBC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... focused on strong governance and will oversee bringing the business into alignment with environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies. "The diversified nature and size of the OCBC Group, coupled with the catalyst role that we play in the society ...

UniSuper invests with NorthStar Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... "complementary skill set" and NorthSTar's focus on the smaller end of the market as attractive qualities. "We value sustainability and ESG measures across the whole of the fund and I think this helps to complement and add to our process as a part of ...

Voting on climate crucial during AGM season: Amundi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
ESG is emerging as a clear theme for shareholder proposals for AGMs in 2023, according to Europe's largest asset manager. Amundi said stewardship through engagement and voting is key to a responsible investment approach during an AGM voting season that ...

ASIC takes Vanguard to court over further greenwashing claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... securities in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund (Hedged) (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ASIC said investments in the fund were based on the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions Float ...