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Pension fund dumps ESG benchmark for passive investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the largest managers of retirement savings in the world, has dumped the ESG index it had been using for its passive investments in previous years. In March, the fund said it has decided to change its ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... push forward an initiative we know will benefit economies around the world," said Stephen Liberatore, head of public markets ESG/Impact fixed income investment team at Nuveen, when it signed on as part of the global steering committee. Gender lens investments ...

ISS ESG to plug emissions data shortfall for banks, insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Climate data provider ISS ESG removes one of the biggest hurdles for banks and insurers looking to comply to imminent emissions disclosure laws. This week ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of ISS STOXX, announced a string of upgrades to its Climate ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Latest fund data show ESG funds were hit hard by outflows in the June quarter, but some strategies and fund managers are thriving. Australia and New Zealand sustainable funds suffered $1.2 billion in outflows (US$800 million) in the three months to ...

NGS names deputy CIO, expands ESG teams

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... NGS Super, the industry super fund with $15 billion in funds under management, has reshuffled its investment leadership and ESG team. Michael Mi has been promoted from head of portfolio construction and quantitative research to the newly created role ...

QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... zero strategy, co-led the group's sustainable finance framework to incentivise decarbonisation and ran the firm's ESG strategy. Before that, Loh worked in EY's climate change and sustainability services team. He was recently named the Green ...

PEP rides ESG tailwinds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... $11 billion AUM has launched an investment vehicle across the ditch. PEP's latest investment fund is not advertised as ESG, but has an underlying ESG strategy. Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) says it is the first diversified global private equity portfolio ...

ESG safe from layoffs in tight jobs market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Amidst mass redundancies, ESG roles remain safe - for now. However, job seekers face fierce competition in an employer-driven market with slow recruitment processes and rampant ghosting. A shortage of ESG pros coupled with keen demand for specialist ...

Podcast: Top ethical, sustainable, and responsible stocks and how to find them with Erica Hall

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Today's guest is Erica Hall, director of strategy and distribution at U Ethical Investors. Erica has experience across ESG, advisor solutions and more. She is also the author of 'Top Stocks Special Edition - Ethical, Sustainable, Responsible ...

Cbus bolsters ESG integration with new hire

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Seasoned responsible investment and ESG leader Talieh Williams has joined Cbus Super to drive integration of ESG risk and opportunity across portfolios. In the role of head of ESG integration, Williams will support the creation of long-term returns ...