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ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... estate ESG assessment. Meanwhile, WEMG will change its name to the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Carbon Control Fund. The benchmark will also change to the S&P Emerging LargeMidCap Carbon Control (AUD) Index, accessing large and mid-cap shares with greatly ...

Perpetual launches active ESG ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... and it has delivered fantastic outcomes over that period." Since inception, the fund has returned 11.37%, versus its benchmark of 8.56%. GIVE has a base fee of 65 basis points per year, and a 15% performance fee. The intention is to donate a portion ...

RIAA rules out nuclear weapons, e-cigarettes in responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... 4. Accounts for Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues 5. Mandatory disclosures - holdings, performance, benchmark, investable universe, sustainability outcomes and engagement and voting practices 6. Active stewards - stewardship practices ...

Deep impact: the next step in sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... universe in Australia. According to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)'s Responsible Investment Benchmark Report Australia 2021, total assets under management for identifiable impact investing strategies was $29 billion in ...

COP26 commitments on methane to impact infrastructure: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
COP26 action on reducing methane emissions will bring implications for infrastructure investments, according to ClearBridge Investments. The lack of hard targets from COP26 does not mean that investor action on climate risk will halt, said ClearBridge ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... on industry sectors. It has returned 18.15% over the last three years and 40.32% in the last year, outperforming the benchmark S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries index. Fleming pointed to several areas and companies that Yarra Capital Management see as catching ...

Fiji, Australia sign Indo-Pacific Carbon Offsets Scheme deal at COP26

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... could be a lot of interest in here. "It's been interesting to see that Singapore's framing of the role is to be the benchmark for quality in carbon and offsets and bringing integrity to that." Australia is in the position of becoming a carbon offset ...

Investor toolkit to assist in engaging on Indigenous cultural heritage protection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... standards, etc." The toolkit is a "baseline" for investor engagement, and it gives a structure for investors to measure and benchmark progress on issues, Welsh-Rose said Kado Muir and Anne Dennis, co-chairs of the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance ...

CEFC in $50m agri-platform investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... worked with the CSIRO on the development of FarmPrint, a unique tool designed to enable Australian farmers to monitor, benchmark and evaluate their on-farm carbon footprint.

Investors assess ESG landscape, client needs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... pay for it," he said. "It's not free. What we think happens is you get higher tracking error with respect to the benchmark. Some investors may be willing to bear that, because they care about sustainability deeply enough, or they care about reducing ...