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Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... seeded with cornerstone investments from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and clients from Crestone Wealth Management. Bill Bovingdon, CIO Altius Asset Management The Australian Unity Green Bond Fund invests in a combination of green, social ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... that ESG can augment quality signals in strategies. Ian Carmichael, portfolio manager and partner, Fairlight Asset Management Quantitative investment managers have previously told The Sustainability Report that ESG considerations are part of their strategies ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches smaller companies fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... dedicated team of nine covering global small caps. The U.K. version of the fund has GBP1.16 billion in assets under management as at end May 2020, and has achieved an annualised return of 14% (net of fees) over the five years to 31 May 2020. During this ...

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 ...