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AXA IM ESG SmartBeta fund 5% stronger than benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... business," Hurt said. "There is so much data and knowledge and commentary out there, questioning the link between ESG integration and performance. We're not putting in the strong performance data as a way to prove or disprove, but where there is performance ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... screening, which affects US$14.4 trillion in assets, according to the report. The second most prominent strategy is ESG integration, affecting US$12.9 trillion, while corporate engagement and shareholder actions is the third most prominent strategy globally ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... articles of 2014 on The Sustainability Report. The list includes increased ESG corporate disclosure recommendations, ESG integration in investment strategies, green bonds, and valuation of corporate social programs. ASX includes ESG language in corporate ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... investing 7. Corporate engagement and shareholder action," according to the report. The ASrIA report found that ESG integration is "the most commonly adopted sustainable investment strategy - at US$23.4 billion (52% of all assets)," while sustainability-themed ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... diversification and ESG performance," said Craig Hurt, AXA IM's director of Australia and New Zealand. "It's great to see ESG integration getting firmly on the radar and that more investors, especially those in the post-retirement phase, can benefit ...

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... engagement issues and the growing interest in impact investment as a theme, O'Connor said. The growing acceptance of ESG integration by mainstream, large institutional investors into their investment processes means that the traditional split of an ethical/SRI ...

AXA IM launches ESG SmartBeta fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... ESG information in the stocks in the MSCI world index, we were able to build a portfolio that shows much better ESG integration but does not sacrifice dimensions of risk and return, and exposure to volatility concepts.... We are not singly focused on ...

CFSGAM reports on responsible investment, stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... consider, one of the best responsible investment stewardship reports in the industry." Berrutti noted that the ESG integration approach requires more nuanced explanations in terms of how a fund manager approaches the process, what gets value, and what ...

PRI launches guide to private equity and ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Fiona Reynolds, PRI managing director. "The guide can also help limited partners (LPs) to understand the different ESG integration practices currently being implemented in the market," said Tim van der Weide at PGGM and chair of the PRI's Private Equity ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... management techniques has led AXA Rosenberg, the quantitative investment arm of AXA IM, to test the impact of ESG integration by creating a model ESG SmartBeta portfolio. According to AXA's research, the ESG SmartBeta portfolio outperformed a "vanilla" ...