Search Results

Showing 1881 - 1890 of 2811 results for "management"

Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... getting effort and engagement from the people that we need to influence," he said. Insight clients are asking about ESG management noted. "We've experienced really significant interest in ESG full stop," he said. "In particular, it's been more of a discussion ...

BlackRock Real Assets names Charlie Reid to lead Asia-Pac renewables

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... BlackRock Renewable Power, a dedicated franchise under BlackRock Real Assets, has US$5 billion of equity assets under management. The team has invested in more than 250 wind and solar projects globally, with 40 projects in Asia Pacific - Australia, Japan ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... "Firstly research tells us that good businesses do out perform bad businesses," said Chad Slater, CIO at Morphic Asset Management. "Companies coming in with high ESG ratings do better than companies with poor ESG ratings, and depending on which region ...

Core Civic, GEO Group flagged for ESG controversies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Christian Super divested from Broadspectrum (formerly Transfield Services) before its takeover by Ferrovial, and UCA Funds Management added Broadspectrum to its exclusion list. Other funds engaged with the companies on the contract. Ultimately, Ferrovial ...

New Forests joins World Business Council on Sustainable Development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... processing of wood and new products that come from wood fibre." New Forests has more than USD $3.5 billion in assets under management globally. New Forests manages more than 950,000 hectares of land and forests in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... improve its own earnings forecasts", said Ms McDonald. AXA IM manages AU$ 714 billion of ESG-integrated assets under management, around 60% of total assets under management.

United Nations Development Programme launches SDG Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... administrator. SDG Impact kicked off with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between UNDP and the Impact Management Project (IMP), an initiative housed by Bridges Fund Management that has achieved consensus with hundreds of investors and their ...

Future Business Generation outlines Millennial climate risk concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Generation has called on the superannuation industry to provide more sophistication in climate risk assessment and management, on behalf of Millennials that will retire in the post-2030 world. Oshadee Siyaguna, committee member of Future Business generation ...

Australia's disclosure of executive remuneration lagging: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM Remuneration accounted for 68% of AXA IM's votes against management in Australia, compared to 42% in the Eurozone, 26% in Asia-Pacific and 24% in North America, according to AXA IM's 2017/18 ...

Nikko AM, ARK Investment Management launch innovation fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Nikko Asset Management Australia and US-based ARK Investment Management have launched the Nikko AM ARK Global Disruptive Innovation Fund. It's a global equity portfolio solely focused on disruptive innovation, utilising ARK's disruptive innovation strategy ...