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Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... strategies outside of an expansionary period, according to AXA Investment Managers. Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing, AXA IM Rosenberg Equities In a recent briefing in Sydney, Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing, AXA IM Rosenberg ...

Global responsible investment assets top US$30 trillion: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... not just about more assets under practice, but the quality of responsible investment practices." In Japan, sustainable investing assets quadrupled from 2016 to 2018, growing from just 3% of total professionally managed assets in the country to 18%. This ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... profitability over time is critical to achieving risk-adjusted returns," said Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing, AXA IM Rosenberg Equities. While the most profitable companies in any sector "experience a decline in forward one-year profitability ...

GPIF selects S&P Down Jones Indices for ESG benchmarks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Carbon Global Standard, S&P DJI said. "As S&P Global looks to power the markets of the future, supporting sustainable investing is at the core of our strategy," said Douglas Peterson, president and CEO of S&P Global. "Companies and institutional investors ...

Rosenberg Equities to manage $1bn ESG mandate for CalPERS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... seeks to preference high quality, and ESG is well aligned with these goals, said Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing at Rosenberg Equities. "This is a strategy that was born in Australia," McDonald said. "We launched the pooled vehicle in ...

Nanuk Asset Management explores themes underpinning New World Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... the Nanuk New World Fund, with $75 million in assets under management. The New World Fund employs a "core sustainable investing approach," which is sustainably themed, uses positive and negative screening and integrates ESG factors. Earlier this year ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... have profits or be sustainable, but not both. In fact, as of August 2017, 53% of investors still believe sustainable investing requires a financial trade-off. As the prevalence of sustainable practices has risen, and investment in related technology ...

BetaShares' Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... also removed. FAIR also applies a gender diversity screen to companies in the index as well. "Demand for sustainable investing products is on the rise in Australia," Vynokur said. "Many investors, and particularly millennial Australians, are prioritising ...

Taiwan Bureau of Labor Funds selects FTSE4Good for ESG passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index is part of FTSE Russell's Sustainable Investment index and data offering. "As sustainable investing is gaining traction among international investment communities, institutional investors in Taiwan are also placing priority ...

BetaShares sees increased demand for "true to label" ethical products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... sustainability. ETHI and FAIR have more than $200 million in assets between them, Vynokur said. "The term sustainable investing and responsible investing is quite a broad term," Vynokur said. "A variety of investment strategies could be described as ...