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Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... University of NSW. MBA GLI was founded in 2012 by its principals and Maple-Brown Abbott, an Australian boutique investment management firm. The appointments reflect the growth in the business as well as the increasing focus on ESG considerations, said ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... stakeholders, said Scott Freedman, credit analyst, Newton, a investment manager that is part of BNY Mellon Investment Management. "What's fascinating to watch is that the Green Deal was proposed in December, and no one was of the view at that point ...

Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Representatives from companies and investment management firms have been appointed to the government's Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of environmental, social and governance research, Ausbil Investment Management, Kate ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... professionals. We held one last year, and we will have one this year." "The other side of disclosure is disclosure by investment management companies on the ESG characteristics of their portfolios," Drew said. "We are now starting to roll out ESG reporting ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... one of Australia's earliest ethical fund managers, began its history as UCA Funds Management, providing investment management for charities, faith-based organisations and their members. Their clients now hail from a range of sectors from private investors ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... companies paying for cancelled orders, etc.," said Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of ESG research at Ausbil Investment Management. "The reason for that, of course, is external pressure. Some companies also realise that it is important to keep the relationship ...

Brokers recognised for research at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Research (non-broking firm): Modern Slavery Reporting - guide for investors, by Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Investment Management and Kate Griffiths and Ian McIlwraith, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. The Guide was an initiative of ACSI ...

Fundamental portfolio managers analyse ESG performance of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... challenging times, and performance has been relatively consistent over each of the years and period." Melior Investment Management, which integrates assessments of positive impact as well as ESG performance into its stock selection process, believes ...

Climate change, plastics, human rights drive 2019 engagement: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... plastic pollution were some of the topics that formed the basis of engagement in 2019 for fund manager Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Ausbil issued its 2019 ESG advocacy and engagement report, covering its activities in the ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... she is a senior advisor to Morrow Sodali. She is also a member of the Advisory Council for Hong Kong based investment management firm, Oasis Capital. In 2018 she received the Asia Industry Leadership Award from 100 Women in Finance and in 2013 was named ...