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AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has developed a strategy that applies environmental, social and governance metrics to assess countries' creditworthiness and risks and opportunities in sovereign debt portfolios. Matt Christensen The approach is outlined ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... including a specific allocation of up to 15% invested in "green" or climate themed bonds. Currently, about 13% of the fixed income portfolio is invested in green bonds. "We have a bit more room to invest, and in fact, we will be looking to diversify ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Asia, Japan, and Africa. The report measures sustainable investments across asset classes, from listed equities and fixed income to hedge funds and microfinance. Managed sustainable investing portfolios in Australia has increased by 33% between 2010 ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... and index provider Barclays Capital. "We are concerned about sovereign debt," said Ronan Walsh, portfolio manager, fixed income at VicSuper. "Our core portfolio is passive and our benchmark was the Barclays Global Aggregate Index. Essentially this implies ...

Omega: governance measurements reduce bond portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... a governance measure is a useful metric for improving a bond portfolio's risk profile, according to research from fixed income manager Omega Global Investors. Mathew McCrum, director, investments, Omega Global Investors Omega's Financial Health Rating ...

Cruelty Free Super celebrates second birthday

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... largest mining companies, nor in any of the supermarkets. Because we have a balanced option, we are also invested in fixed income. From an ethical perspective, corporate bonds are treated the same way as equities." Cruelty Free Super's membership base ...

MSCI expands ESG research to fixed income

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
MSCI has broadened its ESG research coverage to include fixed income, offering data to investors for integrating environmental, social and governance factors into their investment process and measuring ESG risk exposure. MSCI's ESG research now covers ...

PRI commitment spurs high-level action by Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... how we assess ESG." Neuberger Berman operates in an autonomous fashion, with 44 investment teams covering equities, fixed income, private equity and alternative asset classes. We have one dedicated socially responsible equities investment team, but across ...

Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... asset classes that are subject to climate related monitoring and assessment include real estate, infrastructure and fixed income. Asset manager are also allocating to themed investment strategies such as clean energy, energy efficiency and sustainable ...

Mercer: green bonds deserve investment consideration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... credentials, Mercer notes. Despite the lack of depth in the market, Mercer does evaluate green bonds as well as few fixed income managers on their integration of ESG into their investment processes, Birdgen said. "There are robust processes and Mercer ...