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Abrdn launches sustainable Asian active ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... House Score to complement our bottom-up research, and targeting a carbon footprint that is at least 20% lower than the benchmark. "Asia represents the most economically dynamic collection of markets anywhere in the world and is well positioned to benefit ...

bfinance sounds alarm on "overly simplistic" carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... intensity (WACI) that is 52% higher than the MSCI ACWI index and value strategies have a median WACI that is 4% above the benchmark. Quality and growth strategies have median WACI figures that are 85% and 55% lower than the benchmark respectively. However ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The board of UniSuper has imposed a cap on fossil fuel exposure of 7% and has divested from companies that generate more than 10% of revenue from the extraction and production of thermal coal. UniSuper has issued its fifth annual climate risk report ...

NZ Super Fund shifts $25 billion to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... to the MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Paris Aligned Index, with the new benchmark taking effect on 1 July 2022. The changes apply to the fund's reference portfolio benchmark and its passive investments in ...

Responsible investments top $1.54 trillion in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... investment market topped $1.54 trillion in 2021, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia's annual benchmark report. The RIAA benchmark report found that Australian assets managed using responsible investment approaches now account ...

No ESG drag seen in performance test results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... are poorly structured for responsible investors who have a strong focus on achieving net zero when assessed against a benchmark that is far from Paris aligned, and are not as appropriate for certain investors who have strong sectoral biases due to values ...

Government launches review of Safeguard Mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
The federal government has launched a review of the Safeguard Mechanism as part of its overall policy to reduce Australia's carbon emissions by 43% by 2030. The government is seeking consultation on the proposed review and reform of the Safeguard Mechanism ...

ASX300 upping the ante on ESG reporting: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Index. However, over the past three years, since its launch, the Melior fund has returned 5.5% versus 3.4% for the wider benchmark. "One of the key things here is if you look at our performance since inception, we're in the top quartile for performance," ...

FM Global to provide climate resilience discount

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Insurer FM Global will offer policyholders world-wide approximately US$300 million in a discount meant to provide additional cash to invest in climate-related resilience solutions. The "resilience credit" will be offered as a 5% premium offset against ...

Perennial awarded $100m Mercer mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... the Trust has delivered a +7.0% p.a. return net of fees, outperforming the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index benchmark by +5.1% p.a."