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BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... in new inflows from January to May 2020. As previously reported, ETHI and FAIR surpassed $1 billion in assets under management by the beginning of 2020. At the time, BetaShares points to the coincidence of the spike of inflows into the Australian equities ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... COVID-19 can be a way of assessing which companies operate sustainably versus those that do not, according to Lazard Asset Management. Nikita Singhal, global co-head of sustainable investment and ESG, Lazard Asset Management COVID-19 has been costly ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... voting statistics," Wallace said. State Street Global Advisors has approximately US$286 billion in ESG assets under management as at 31 March 2020. These strategies offer the full spectrum of solutions, from traditional screened portfolios to ESG-themed ...

Accounting bodies develop guidelines for disclosing to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... authored by Professor Carol Adams, Russell Picot and Paul Druckman, the recommendations are grouped into four themes - management approach, strategy, governance and performance and targets. The aim is to encourage organisations to change their approach ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... stakeholders, said Scott Freedman, credit analyst, Newton, a investment manager that is part of BNY Mellon Investment Management. "What's fascinating to watch is that the Green Deal was proposed in December, and no one was of the view at that point ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... factors relevant to a company's operations or business practices. The fund is also an active investor and engages with management teams in invested companies. Climate remains an overarching theme that the fund is actively managing. "An example of a megatrend ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... founding signatories to the pledge include AMP Capital, Australian Ethical Investment, AustralianSuper, Bennelong Funds Management, BT Financial Group, CareSuper, Christian Super, Future Super, GuildSuper, HESTA, the Global Impact Initiative, Local Government ...

Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Representatives from companies and investment management firms have been appointed to the government's Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of environmental, social and governance research, Ausbil Investment Management, Kate ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... The E, S and the G provide both risks and opportunities around your cashflow profile... "Those companies that have a management team that is more focused on the risks and the opportunities around E S and G will have different profile than companies with ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... end of the 2020 financial year, and concluded that while there might be "moderation" in immediate climate change risk management, "regulatory and investor expectations are unlikely to significantly diminish in 2020." "We thought it would be useful for ...