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Ex-Rosenberg Equities executives launch Radiant ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... $100 million," Ridley said. "It's because they start small and they stay small because it's hard to win a $100 million mandate when you only have $50 million assets under management. There's got to be a way to break out of that small size, because it ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Global businesses must navigate four structural changes as economies emerge from the lockdown period of response to COVID-19, PGIM said. Shehriyar Antia, head of thematic research, PGIM. In new research, PGIM has identified a barbelling of global supply ...

JANA providing services to retail sector, eyes retail ESG services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... funds, screens, etc. JANA are very strong in this area - it is a key strength, based on our manager research processes and mandate in this space on the institutional side." Karagianis characterised talks with potential retail clients over ESG offerings ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... statement. "Climate change is a source of financial risk impacting the entire financial sector and is highly relevant to our mandate," said Eddie Yue, co-chair of the steering group, and chief executive, HKMA. "The transition will prompt structural adjustments ...

CEFC to oversee $300m Advancing Hydrogen Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... The federal government has announced the change in the Australian Government Clean Energy Finance Corporation Investment Mandate Direction 2020. The Advancing Hydrogen Fund will draw on existing CEFC finance. An early priority will see the CEFC seek ...

Energy Super taps Robeco for $650m enhanced indexing mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Energy Super has selected Robeco for a $650 million global equity enhanced indexing mandate incorporating sustainability criteria. Stephen Dennis, Robeco Australia head Robeco's enhanced indexing strategy "aims to deliver better than market returns ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... felt we were already most of the way there." The resulting Saturna Sustainable Funds were launched with a sustainability mandate. "We have added the ESG mandates, and part of the ESG mandate is that the funds are fossil fuel free," Klimo said. "That ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Two months ago, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices rated Westpac Australia's most sustainable bank, and the 9th most sustainable bank in the world for its 2019 index series. Rachel Alembakis, editor, The Sustainability Report DJSI isn't the ...

Investors considering their options in voting at Westpac AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Westpac shareholders are considering whether to vote against the remuneration report at the December 12 AGM, and if a second strike is recorded, if a complete board spill is the right solution to governance failing. Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia ...

Schroders acquires impacting investing firm BlueOrchard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Schroders has taken a majority ownership stake in impact investing manager BlueOrchard. Graeme Mather, head of distribution, Australia, Schroders Schroders has finalised the acquisition of its ownership stake in BlueOrchard, and he move will see BlueOrchard ...