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ESG investing growing strongly in Asia: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Integrating ESG or sustainability does not compromise on returns, Hui said. Hui pointed to a comparison of the MSCI World Index and the MSCI World ESG leaders, which tilts towards companies that outperform against MSCI's ESG ratings, which he noted have ...

Fossil fuel share offerings sharply underperform: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... billion or almost a third of the value in absolute terms, according to Carbon Tracker. Compared to MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI), these shares transactions have underperformed by almost 52% relative to ACWI during this time period. A Tale of Two ...

Rainmaker reveals top performing ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... equivalent if a super fund didn't offer MySuper. That analysis reveals that these funds outperformed the Rainmaker MySuper index by 0.06% pa over three-years and 0.28% pa over five-years. "While this is only marginal outperformance, it's worth noting ...

Green bond boom, but investors look to value proposition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... is reasonable to expect a green or sustainable bond to yield slightly less than its non-green counterpart, but given that index spreads are tight, "'slightly less' is a significant discount," the fund manager noted. "Generally speaking, we see ...

Consultant launches responsible investment index for manager selection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
An independent investment consultant has designed a responsible investment index that assesses fund managers on their ESG-related activities and found that many funds are doing ESG-related work without being categorised as such. Evergreen Consultants ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading global fund manager has launched a green transition index fund for Australia and New Zealand. Northern Trust Asset Management has created the NT World Green Transition Index, which excludes companies with fossil fuel reserves, and selects ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... month of January were "a mixed bag," with the S&P ASX 200 returning 0.3% of the month. Emerging markets had the strongest index performance, with a 3.7% return in Australian dollar terms. The main MSCI global ESG index rose 0.8% while the Australian ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... is also enhancing diversity within its operations, across asset classes, as part of its Equity, Inclusion and Diversity Index, the firm noted. "You can't have true inclusion and diversity without first establishing an equitable culture," the firm ...

Signs of a "greenium" in bond market: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... segment of the market as covered by the report. "These ETFs invest in the secondary market once the green credentials and index eligibility of new issuances have been verified. As listed funds holding broad baskets of green bonds, they bring an extra ...

Investors lag in integrating climate risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... that's a tactical problem," Antia said. "The more strategic point is that there is this overwhelming push for passive index approaches, and passive index approaches stumble when it comes to climate change because they're not able to take advantage ...