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Plato Investment Management launches net zero hedge fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Plato Investment Management has launched an active long/short hedge fund with net zero carbon exposure. The Plato Global Net Zero Hedge Fund aims to outperform the MSCI World Index, while maintaining a net zero carbon exposure using the calculation ...

Magnis appoints Global Impact Initiative founder to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Global Compact. GII recently launched the Global Gender Equality Fund is the world's first, actively managed, impact investment fund focused on women and girls. Magnis has also announced the appointment of Claire Bibby as an independent non-executive ...

Solving renewable energy challenges with technology investment: Quinbrook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... partner David Scaysbrook recently spoke with FS Sustainability regarding the technological solutions at hand and the investment opportunities that are presented. "The demand for around the clock, 24/7 renewables is coming from every corner of industrialised ...

PGIM creates global head of ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Unanyants-Jackson was responsible with continuing to integrate ESG considerations into all aspects of the fixed income investment process, analysing ESG risks and opportunities and assessing potential negative or positive impacts on the environment and ...

YFYS, tracking error a challenge to ESG adoption: Parametric

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... superannuation sector, according to new research from Parametric. A moderate level of tracking error is a by-product of ESG investment approaches, such as screening and integration. Tracking error is a key input into the YFYS performance test outcomes ...

ESG adds performance boost to equity funds: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... 3.2% pa over 12 months, 1.9% pa over three years and 1.6% pa over five years. The results do not take into account investment style, scale, fees or product structure, Rainmaker Information noted, but it does point to "robust evidence that choosing ESG ...

Conscious Investment Management expands investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Conscious Investment Management has expanded its investment team by appointing Queenie Tran as director. Tran will lead Conscious Investment Management's property investments and asset management in specialist disability accommodation (SDA) and social ...

Using data, reporting to fill in the steps to net zero 2050: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... standards via SASB will help. "Outside of reporting, the next issue for investors is how to incorporate it in not just one investment option but across the entire platform," Bennett said. "There has been a big step up in solutions, but generally these ...

Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... will be in charge of driving Franklin Templeton's overall strategic direction on stewardship, sustainability and ESG investment strategy globally. Simpson joins from CalPERS, where she was managing investment director for board governance and sustainability. ...

Data challenges inhibit ESG integration in sovereign credit ratings: World Bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... as climate change pose two fundamental challenges to the calls for the greater integration of ESG factors into the investment process." The report identifies "significant" limitations around modelling and data, and the disconnect between the shorter-term ...