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Australian mutual fund assets rise to $66.8bn in 2019: Cerulli Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Tobacco and firearms or weapons are the top two exclusions for both Australia-domiciled mutual funds and Australian asset owners. Currently, 42.9% of the latter exclude fossil fuel companies, Cerulli said. ESG-orientated exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
As asset owners continue to integrate environmental, social and corporate governance into their investment and operations processes, integrating ESG considerations into securities lending programs is a consideration on the agenda. Natalie Floate, head ...

Climate-related policies "inevitable", but likely to be disorderly: IPR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... policy announcements to tackle climate change will accelerate within this period. However, there are actions that asset owners in Australia can take up. "We think that you can advocate for faster policy response, and for policies in general," Fulton ...

Interest in responsible investing not limited to Gen Y: Franklin Templeton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... provider reported on environmental and/or social impacts. "There's no doubt that ESG is now a central consideration for asset owners, with a large number of investment managers building their own capabilities in this area," Harrison said. "Investment ...

Schroders acquires impacting investing firm BlueOrchard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... first commercial manager of microfinance debt investments. "The appetite for impact is increasing," Mather said. "Asset owners have been on a journey on what it is, how it works, and the, key investment benefits, plus the social impact and being able ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... (ESG) issues being faced globally, the key drivers for action, and the important role that the real estate industry, asset owners, customers, partners and the community play in driving change that delivers positive outcomes, while continuing to deliver ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Australian companies manage disclose and communicate their ESG risks and opportunities, and how Australian institutional asset owners and asset managers are using ESG risk/reward analysis to mitigate risk and provide sources of long-term investment return. ...

Christian Super signs Operating Principles for Impact Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... the Sustainable Development Goals, oversees Christian Super's impact investing portfolio along with other leading asset owners in the impact investment landscape. Christian Super is currently compiling their inaugural impact report, which will be released ...

PRI names six super funds to Leaders' Group for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... investment, both across their organisation, and with a particular focus on a given theme each year," the PRI said. In 2019, asset owners were screened against the selection, appointment and monitoring of external managers of shares and private equity. ...

TelstraSuper joins Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... the world, including the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Hong Kong and South Africa. The Code is open to all asset owners (including super funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds) on a voluntary basis. By signing on to the Code, TelstraSuper ...