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CEFC invests in specialist disability accommodation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... a disability. The CEFC has committed the investment towards the SDA platform created and managed by Macquarie Asset Management. The homes are customised for people with high physical support needs which, with the CEFC's support, will be combined with ...

Assessing animal testing as a governance issue: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... still face questions over animal welfare that point to overall business governance quality, according to Vontobel Asset Management. An estimated 10 million animals are still put through tests involving severe pain every year, noted Sudhir Roc-Sennett ...

Fund manager sets gender diversity target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... these hopefully send a message to school students, university career counsellors, and even parents, that the asset management industry wants to provide exciting and rewarding career opportunities for more women and improve the current gender imbalance ...

ESG "the most important thematic for the next 30 years"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Investment Management. Managing director Don Hamson pointed to the surge in ESG investment and explained why the asset management industry must take ESG and sustainability seriously. The $10.8 billion specialist income fund manager has integrated ESG ...

Quant manager deploys AI to identify corporate greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Acadian Asset Management has developed an AI system to identify greenwashing in potential investments. Acadian, a quantitative equities manager, integrates environmental, social and governance data widely through portfolio processes. The firm said it ...

Pengana Capital reports positive impacts of equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... part of our investment process," Myers added. Pengana Capital Group Limited has a strategic agreement with WHEB Asset Management (WHEB) to manage the Pengana WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund. The fund holds around 50 stocks, with a typical holding period ...

Schroders names APAC sustainability heads

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... will report to Stephanie Chang, head of ESG integration, in London. Dan Chi joined Schroders in 2020 from Nikko Asset Management, where she was global ESG specialist. Schroders noted that the four-person team will comprise a sustainable equity analyst ...

Royal Adelaide Hospital locks in $2bn social, green loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... social benefits of RAH, we looked to bring this to the fore," said ASI head of infrastructure investment and asset management - Australia and New Zealand Bill Haughey. "It gives us more attraction from the lending market, it gives us more scale, which ...

NTAM launches new quantitative low carbon strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management has launched a quantitative strategy focusing on high quality, low-volatility stocks with a lower carbon footprint. The Quality Low Volatility Low Carbon World (QLV Low Carbon) Strategy is NTAM's latest sustainable investment ...

Fund manager issues first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Impact investor Melior Asset Management has developed its first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). The RAP will see Melior commit to 14 activities on a range of issues internal to the business and external in terms of their engagement with companies. ...