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Maple-Brown Abbott appoints Emma Pringle as head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... will provide maternity cover for current head Natasha McKean in the Australian equities team and reporting to chief investment officer Garth Rossler. Pringle joins Maple-Brown Abbott from BT where she was head of customer governance and sustainability ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... tripled over the past two years, from $5.7 billion to $19.9 billion, according to a new study from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Hanna Ebeling, chief executive officer of SEFA According to Benchmarking Impact Australian Impact ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... launched a third, ethical, fixed income ETF, GBND, in 2019. GBND is based on a diversified portfolio of fixed-rate, investment-grade global and Australian bonds, with a significant allocation to green bonds. Vynokur confirmed that the three ETFs have ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainably versus those that do not, according to Lazard Asset Management. Nikita Singhal, global co-head of sustainable investment and ESG, Lazard Asset Management COVID-19 has been costly in terms of loss of life and loss of income, and companies ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Street Global Advisors has launched a climate-aware fund of international equities. Nathalie Wallace, global head ESG investment strategy. State Street Global Advisors The State Street Climate ESG International Equity Fund "seeks to achieve capital growth ...

Chronos Sustainability hires Ian Woods for strategic Australian/NZ role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability advisory firm Chronos Sustainability has announced a strategic association with climate change and responsible investment veteran Ian Woods. Ian Woods, climate change and sustainable investment specialist, Chronos Sustainability Woods ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... fund managers note introduces even more focus on social issues going forward. The EU is seeking to incentivise private investment through a â,¬31 billion Solvency Support Instrument, set to be operational from 2020 and aiming to unlock â,¬300 billion ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... represent market failures that investors should address with companies and government. Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer, Aviva Investors "There is a pressing need for multilateral systems and the governments of the world as well as ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Henderson Global Sustainable Equity Strategy invests in companies whose products and services are "considered by the investment manager as contributing to positive environmental or social change and thereby have an impact on the development of a sustainable ...

Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... funds should foster, particularly in the environmental, social and governance sphere, according to Skye King, manager, investment governance and legal at NGS Super. Skye King, manager, investment governance and legal, NGS Super King was recently awarded ...