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AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Gray said. The super fund's Australian and international share portfolios have emitted 44% less carbon than the market index. Gray said the super fund will work with initiatives such as Climate Action (CA) 100+, the Australian Industry Energy Transitions ...

BetaShares to launch ethical diversified ETFs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Currency Hedged (synthetic) (ASX: QAG), and BetaShares Commodities Basket ETF - Currency Hedged (synthetic) (ASX: QCB). The index for BetaShares FTSE RAFI U.S. 1000 ETF (ASX: QUS) will change from the FTSE RAFI U.S. 1000 Index to the S&P 500 Equal Weight ...

ESG ETP market continues to grow: Zenith

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Growth in exchange traded products (ETPs) that are ESG integrated continues to rise, with funds under management crossing $2 billion in assets under management as of the end of September, according to Zenith Investment Partners. Zenith recently released ...

Northern Trust scores win in Vanguard reversal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... standalone funds from ANZ Investments and OneAnswer. The total amount is understood to be about $5 billion. Vanguard used an index-tracking strategy in the international credit allocation, with some exclusions. Northern Trust will use a factor-based ...

ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Wholesale Managed Funds performance report benchmarked a universe of 44 funds against two indices: the S&P ASX200 Accumulation Index, which was down - 5.1% over the past 12 months, and returned +6.1% p.a. over the past three years, and the MSCI World ...

Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... One of the challenges is that it's a much narrower market, so we've had to work very closely with FTSE, who is our index provider.... They're a very reputable producer of ESG indices, but it also allows us now to talk to clients about building ...

Fund manager creates, hires for ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... delivered 8.1% p.a. and the Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund 9.1% p.a., compared with 7.3% p.a. for the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index. The Alphinity Concentrated Australian Share Fund returned 9.1% p.a. "We're excited about the future," said Johan ...

Climate, worker rights rise up ESG agenda: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... invited to complete the survey, and respondents came from a range of industries broadly representative of the Australian index.

Three lessons when assessing ESG risks

JOSHUA KENDALL  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Wirecard received the lowest possible ESG rating versus its entire peer group. The firm scored negatively on 'key issue' index for governance risk factors such as financial system stability, accounting and financial transparency. The combination of strongly ...

Positive ESG impact linked to financial performance: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... top 10 Australian large cap equities managers. In the 2020 calendar year to August, Melior's fund has outperformed the index by 11.2% with an absolute return of 6.4%. "The most important thing is that we've demonstrated that doing good, you don't ...