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AMP Capital regards long term impacts of COVID-19, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... these issues and concerns about long term value generation. "This is also about companies' capacity to have crisis management strategies in place and how they're managing their business continuity," Woodland said. "When we ask a company to do the scenario ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... professionals. We held one last year, and we will have one this year." "The other side of disclosure is disclosure by investment management companies on the ESG characteristics of their portfolios," Drew said. "We are now starting to roll out ESG reporting ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... further post-COVID-19." U Ethical, one of Australia's earliest ethical fund managers, began its history as UCA Funds Management, providing investment management for charities, faith-based organisations and their members. Their clients now hail from a ...

APRA creating and recruiting to fill role of head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... disclosure of market-useful information. "Effective action now on these fronts will promote strong understanding and management of the potential financial impacts of a changing climate on current and future business prospects, allowing well-managed entities ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... established the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group. The steering group aims to "coordinate the management of climate and environmental risks to the financial sector, accelerate the growth of green and sustainable finance in Hong ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... companies paying for cancelled orders, etc.," said Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of ESG research at Ausbil Investment Management. "The reason for that, of course, is external pressure. Some companies also realise that it is important to keep the relationship ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Vietnam. The 16 potential projects cover in renewable energy, low carbon transport, water infrastructure and waste management, while the sample pipeline covers projects in low carbon transport, renewable energy, sustainable water and waste management. ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... "Our thesis, when starting the research, was that the companies with good sustainability characteristics have better management teams and so should outperform the market, even in a crisis," said Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable ...

Trucost hires Michael Salvatico to head APAC ESG business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... based in New York. Gandy several years of experience in sustainable investing strategies and fixed income portfolio management, having worked at several leading financial organisations, including Bank of America. Gandy returns to S&P after working for ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... certain capabilities and fund growth opportunities. When Morningstar first took the 40% stake in the company, the senior management team at Sustainalytics bought a significant stake in the company, Jantzi told The Sustainability Report.