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Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... toward eliminating waste and generating renewable output, American Century said. Guillaume Mascotto, head of ESG and investment stewardship at American Century. "The entire global value chain needs to be rethought and constructed to become more of a ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... impact bonds was issued in global markets in 2020, an increase of 60% over the previous year, according to Insight Investment. Insight believes this increase could "easily be repeated" in 2021, which would take the overall market close to US$2 trillion ...

Seeking financial, positive impact in SME investments: Beckon Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... of the fund, representing an annuity stream through the life of the fund." Beckon is seeking to raise a new round of investment for the Beckon Capital Impact Enterprise Fund No.2, a $150 million fund to invest in up to 50 businesses. The firm has identified ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... setting five-year cycle targets to translate long-term net zero carbon emission reduction initiatives into impactful investment portfolios and investor practices. Robeco wants to invest in line with the goals of a net zero carbon emissions global economy ...

Thai regulator becomes TCFD suppporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... able to analyse and lay out strategies to address climate change challenges while providing information for investors' investment decision-making," Suwanmongkol said. "These efforts can contribute to the sustainable growth of companies, capital market ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... shareholder primacy model towards a wider stakeholder model - a model in which shareholder's needs, including return on investment - is balanced by consideration of other groups including employees, customers, and the community and economy at large. ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... empirical studies by Gunnar Friede, Timo Busch and Alexander Bassen, published in the Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment found a high correlation between emerging market companies with strong ESG performance and strong financial performance. ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... for engagement when investing in high yield credit? A: In high yield, you're dealing with companies that are sub-investment grade. They're companies that are financially weaker. The need for capital is greater. They're often more willing ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... capture the positive environmental and social impacts of listed equity investments with the goal of demonstrating how investment capital in public markets can create additional positive outcomes towards aims such as the Sustainable Development Goals ...

ESG funds show strong risk-adjusted returns: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Rainmaker has developed the RMetrics assessment model as way to integrated risk measures into a unified score by analysing investment returns, volatility and other standard risk measures, and to use those results to tell a coherent story about an investment ...