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ESG standards improving in emerging markets: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... and corporate governance (ESG) standards in emerging market equities are improving, and form an important part of the investment framework for value investing, said T. Rowe Price. Irmak Surenkok, portfolio specialist in the Equity Division at T. Rowe ...

Fiduciary duty, regulatory environment top ESG push factors: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Fiduiary duty and a growing regulatory environment are the top factors pushing institutional investors to adopt environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) strategies, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Rakhi Kumar, Managing ...

Capgemini evaluates state of energy markets, pressures in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... 2017. Renewable energy is still the fastest growing energy source worldwide, but the report found a 14% decrease in investment in clean energy in the first half of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. In Australia, Capgemini pointed to "changing ...

Sustainable Digitalisation Project to set goals for real estate and cities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... the level of trust put into a technology, and for investors to assess the level of risk in their property/portfolio/investment managers." The third initiative is the Sustainable Digitalisation Investment Indicators, to establish a useful framework for ...

Cromwell Property Group on value of sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Investors seek strong performance on material sustainability indicators when looking at real estate, according to Cromwell Property Group. Phil Cowling, Cromwell Property Group chief sustainability officer Real estate investor and manager Cromwell Property ...

LeapFrog Investments names Julia Gillard to leadership council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
LeapFrong Investments has appointed Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to its global leadership council. Gillard was named along with Simon Israel, chairman of Singtel, and Jaime A. Zobel, Chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation to the council ...

Willis Towers Watson launches Australian Global Equity Focus Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... portfolio companies via Hermes stewardship overlay. "We like to have a very concentrated portfolio with the best ten to 20 investment ideas," said Stuart Gray, portfolio manager for GEFF and bespoke client mandates. "It is a more concentrated portfolio ...

Incorporating climate risk into investing, finance, and insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... affected. Overall, decarbonisation can be a major economic stimulus for the economy due to things like infrastructure investment. The best way to overcome the human cost is to ensure that mechanisms are in place to retrain workers and help everyone move ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... partners and the community play in driving change that delivers positive outcomes, while continuing to deliver strong investment performance.

VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... billion industry fund has historically taken an industry-leading approach to reporting on sustainability and responsible investment activities within the fund - in 2014, it was the first Australian superannuation fund to report using the GRI Standards ...