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ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... risk appetite," she explained. Ethical Partners Funds Management uses the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index as a key data source in investment decisions, and does not invest in companies that reside in the bottom third of the index. ...

State Street Global Advisors to list new ESG ETF on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Meaghan Victor, head of SPDR ETF Asia Pacific distribution The SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ESG Fund (E200) tracks the S&P/ASX 200 ESG Index, a "broad-based, market-cap-weighted index designed to measure the performance of securities meeting sustainability criteria ...

BetaShares launches currency-hedged version of ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: HQLT). HNDQ enables investors to get exposure to the currency-hedged version of the Nasdaq-100 Index. NDQ, the unhedged version of the strategy, has over $950 million in assets. "The unhedged versions of these two new ETFs ...

ESG ETP assets under management triple in last three years: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... products at June 2017 to its current figure of 33%." Rainmaker classifies ESG ETPs as smart beta strategies, with active and index strategies being the other categories. Of the nine ESG ETP products, eight are ETFs, and the InvestSMART product is an ...

ESG integration "crucial" to credit investments: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Ashley Kopczynski, associate portfolio manager, credit and ESG Janus Henderson has launched a new annual Corporate Debt Index, noting that company borrowings around the world surged to a record A$12.0 trillion in 2019, up 8.1% year-on-year, with predictions ...

First State Super-backed Victorian fund makes first investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
The $250 million Victorian Business Growth Fund (VBGF), backed by the Victorian government and First State Super, has made its first investment, aimed at assisting a local business in creating jobs and expanding operations. Deanne Stewart, First State ...

KPMG outlines focus on gender diversity in ASX201-300 company boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... dragging up the average of the ASX100 and ASX200," said Sarah Cain, a partner at KPMG Enterprise. "The further down the index you go, the more work is needed." There is an increased focus on extending the 30% target to ASX201-300 companies. Last year ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
First State Super has set targets to reduce carbon emissions in its equities portfolio and will divest from thermal coal miners as part of a Climate Change Portfolio Transition Plan. Liza McDonald, head of responsible investment at First State Super. ...

Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... some of the additional risk aspects and characteristics through the use of derivatives to manage against a composite bond index," Bovingdon said. "It is a vote of confidence in what we believe will be an increasingly deep market as more and more issuance ...

MSCI launches Real Estate Climate Value-at-Risk solution for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... "With this new offering, MSCI offers climate solutions across every area of our business, from ESG Research to Analytics, Index, and now Real Estate," Briand said. "Investors can today gain a fully representative picture of climate risks and opportunities ...