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Man Group analyses tobacco considerations in investment strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... time thinking about products and the right structures, which have traditionally been the domain of traditional asset managers," he said. "We are having the conversations with clients and running education programs with managers, trying to refine the ...

Willis Towers Watsons joins Climate Bonds Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... green finance market." NAB, ANZ, and the Investor Group on Climate Change are all members of the partners program. "Asset managers and asset owners will play an increasingly important role in ensuring that green debt instruments become integrated in ...

DTEK joins the Climate Bond Initiative's Partner Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... second Ukrainian company to partner with the Climate Bonds Initiative following BFSE. "Policy makers, investors, asset managers and the wider community want to see more 'brown to green' financing and energy companies shifting generation towards clean ...

Negatively screened funds grow by over 2500% in New Zealand: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... investing in as we had to portfolio disclosures." RIAA also highlighted that the number of Core responsible investment asset managers has increased from 12 to 21 in this year's survey and the number of products identified from 27 to 51, "suggesting product ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... consumers that their investments avoid some of the more harmful activities. Asset owners are realising that, and asset managers are receiving that message from asset owners. It is our view that we will continue to see more screening embedded in mainstream ...

Financial Services Council launches Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... of the companies in which they invest, Loane said. The FSC Stewardship Code defines asset stewardship and says "asset Managers should exercise effective asset stewardship on behalf of their clients." This includes disclosing approaches to "considering ...

Three quarters of Aussie investors use ESG in investment strategies: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Services' head of Australia and New Zealand. The global custodian surveyed more than 460 institutional investors and asset managers globally, with 44 institutional investors from Australia, with around $542 billion in assets under management, participating ...

Neuberger Berman hires new head of environmental, social and governance investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Global). Prior to joining FCLT Global, worked as associate partner at McKinsey & Company, advising pension plans, asset managers and other finance institutions on issues including investment strategy, organisational structure and ESG integration. Bailey ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) Global Climate Index 2017. The Global Climate Index 2017 has rated asset owners and asset managers on three capabilities that align with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD): governance and strategy ...

Majority of investors believe ESG-focused investment improve returns: SSgA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... it was difficult to benchmark performance against peers, while 56% said the accurate assessment of external ESG asset managers was a key issue. "Data is improving," Anderson said. "But it is important understand how good you are and how good the strategy ...