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BetaShares ethical ETFs surpass $1 billion funds under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
BetaShares' ethical exchange traded funds (ETFs) have passed the $1 billion funds under management, fuelled by around $300 million in inflows to the two equities ETFs in the past three months. BetaShares Ethical ETFs FUM BetaShares points to the coincidence ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... companies to evolving risks and opportunities across environmental and social metrics, according to Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Ausbil's ESG research team recently published a paper examining how ethical considerations ...

Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Capital Saturna Capital offers two strategies that integrate ESG analysis - the Saturna Sustainable Funds, but the fund management firm's approach to considering sustainable performance is an outgrowth of of of its original fund offerings, which is Sharia-compliant ...

VFMC hires Talieh Williams as head of investment stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has hired Talieh Williams to the role of head of investment stewardship. Talieh Williams A spokesperson for VMFC confirmed that Williams will join the fund 3 February and will report to CIO Russell Clarke. ...

Global green bond market continues to grow, expand: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... developments, using examples from around the world to illustrate. She pointed to a March 2019 issuance by Link Asset Management as one example of a HK$4 billion green convertible bond at 1.6% p.a. "The Link REIT green bond in Hong Kong is particularly ...

Eurozone outperforms North America in ESG investing: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... to an annualised return of 2.9% in the Eurozone and 1.6% in North America," Amundi said. "Similarly, optimized index management, in which the weighting of companies in the index is optimized to obtain the lowest possible tracking error, would have created ...

HESTA names Andrew Major chief risk and compliance officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... alternative investment strategies, including Impact Investments. Blakey underlined that comprehensive and proactive risk management was a foundation to HESTA's "delivery of improved financial outcomes for HESTA members." "In the wake of the Hayne Royal ...

Local Government Super appoints Claudia Bels as board director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Health Care Complaints Commission. "Claudia brings to the board an impressive track record in law, finance and risk management as well as broad international commercial expertise. She also has extensive experience in strategic leadership across a range ...

David Atkin, responsible investment leader, to step down as Cbus CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... 12 years leading the fund. Under Atkin's leadership, the fund grew from #$12 billion to $56.5 billion in funds under management, said Cbus Super Chair Steve Bracks. "David has been CEO of Cbus for over a third of its existence and over that time the ...

ESG data can augment low-volatility quant strategies: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... augment low volatility quantitative strategies and enhance alpha seeking strategies, according to Northern Trust Asset Management. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management, Northern Trust Northern Trust Asset Management ...