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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 ...

First Sentier Investors launch Modern Slavery Toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... around modern slavery risks is not comprehensive at this point in time. First Sentier uses data from the Global Slavery Index and statistics from sources like the US Department of Labor, overlayed with a series of questions that individual investment ...

Demand for climate aware, ESG investment: State Street Global Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Climate ESG International Equity Fund "seeks to achieve capital growth and income in line with the MSCI World ex-Australia Index, subject to delivering climate and ESG objectives," SSGA said. "This is our most innovative fund yet from a material ESG ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... after fees for FAIR is 4.83% for the month of May, against the benchmark Nasdaq Future Australian Sustainability Leaders Index performance of 4.87%. For the past three months, the fund has returned - -5.07%, versus -4.91%, for the benchmark and in the ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Climate ESG International Equity Fund "seeks to achieve capital growth and income in line with the MSCI World ex-Australia Index, subject to delivering climate and ESG objectives." "Australians don't need reminding of the risks of climate change," said ...