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Legg Mason's Western Asset removes tobacco, cluster munitions from bond funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Fund can be assured that going forward neither fund will ever hold assets in these controversial areas." Western Asset Management has funds under management of $565 billion. The Legg Mason Western Asset Global Bond Fund has more than $563 million in ...

Russell Investments to implement new material ESG score methodology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... low-carbon fund in Australia, where we can do that more directly. We will also look to integrating it in terms of the active management portfolios, and also about how we assess our own portfolios when we build them. Research highlights that the material ...

Australian Ethical Investment reports AUM of $2.6 billion for half year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Australian Ethical Investment has also reported that funds under management grew to $2.6 billion, up 41% on prior corresponding period, while net inflows of $341 million were up 63% compared to ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Green Bond Principles, which has four core components - use of proceeds, process for project evaluation and selection, management of proceeds, and reporting. This framework has led NAB to issue a number of financial products that fall into the environmental ...

Taiwan Bureau of Labor Funds selects FTSE4Good for ESG passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... end of 2016, the last annual report available on the website, BLF had a total of NT$3.3451 trillion in assets under management.

Sustainalytics outlines ten key global ESG risks for 2018

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
Sustainability research house Sustainalytics has outlined 10 key ESG risks for 2018, ranging from water management to measures for consumer protection. Martin Vezer, senior associate, thematic research, Sustainalytics Sustainalytics published 10 for ...

Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... are also working on the issue of erosion of trust, and sustainability professionals are working with senior executive management on the subject, Bell said. "If there's one thing we've seen in the past 12 months, it's the erosion of corporate trust, not ...

Australia faces challenges in adapting to autonomous vehicle technology: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... out there and testing it, and modifying it for the Australian context," said Praveen Thakur, director, advisory in management consulting at KPMG. "It is happening, but it hasn't happened to the extent that has been needed." Meanwhile, on the infrastructure ...

Instreet Investment takes majority stake in Acorns Grow Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... over the coming months. Acorns Grow Australia is a micro-savings app. It currently has $158 million in assets under management, with average balances at $1,115 and 395,000 people signed up for the app, Lucas said. Instreet notes that not all people who ...

Thorn agrees to ASIC undertaking for refunds, write-offs for goods leases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... Reinvented that will see millions in dollars of refunds and write-offs of fees to consumers. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management The outcomes include $6.1 million in refunds to customers and write-offs of default fees, plus an additional $13.8 million ...