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ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... 84% of investors saying that the lack of consistent, standardised ESG information across all asset classes and asset managers represents a challenge. "ESG is clearly a focus for Australian investors with 96% of Australian respondents agreeing that ESG ...

Global fund managers unite to accelerate natural capital investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... efficiently and effectively for natural capital opportunities. The alliance aims to attract both asset owners and asset managers to create scaled investment in natural capital investments through the following goals: mobilise US$10 billion towards natural ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... + has seen a 142% growth in signatories since the initiative launched in 2017. In 2020, three of the top twenty asset managers - including BlackRock, SSGA and Invesco - joined the initiative. The initiative now includes 545 investors with USD $52 trillion. ...

The future is now: the future of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... presented a unique opportunity to gather a panel of experts from a diverse range of backgrounds - asset owners, asset managers, consultants and industry bodies - to discuss how sustainable investing has grown, evolved and responded to profound global ...

DWS Group Appoints ESG Advisory Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... by concrete and forward-looking contributions. Our aim is to make DWS even stronger as one of the leading global asset managers in its own sustainable transformation process and that of its clients". Additionally, at its AGM this week, DWS announced ...

Hedge funds integrating ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... fund, 67% cite organisation leadership, 61% cite investors, and 45% cite employees. Similar to the 2019 BNP Paribas asset managers and owners' survey, social factors and data remain current challenges as one in five hedge funds do not integrate ESG ...

TCorp NSW issues $1.3 billion green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Programme now has $5.2bn outstanding and we will continue to focus on adding liquidity into the new line over time." Asset Managers and Insurers accounted for 57% of the book and 41% of investors were offshore. "This is our third bond issue to date utilising ...

Retail sustainable investments grow by 21%: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... 10-15 years, the mainstreaming of ESG has been underpinned by institutional investors - asset owners and the large asset managers that serve them. That's not a bad thing, but its' a reality." The momentum is shifting back to the retail sector in Australia ...

FTSE Russell enhances Green Revenues data model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... research and product management, FTSE Russell. "A high degree of overlap with the incoming EU Taxonomy will also allow asset managers to demonstrate the proportion of a fund that contributes to the growing and dynamic green economy." The data model can ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... products. "For climate-aligned finance to become mainstream, Asia must now come fully on board. To mobilize action, asset managers and owners must be equipped with the tools and be incentivized to invest. Alongside our partners Amundi, AIIB will soon ...