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Net zero: How to separate truth from marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... continue to engage with the most carbon intensive companies," Barnes said. Bruce Duguid, head of stewardship at Federated Hermes, said he has observed a tripling in net zero commitments from listed companies - but, like Barnes, he questions how serious ...

Science-Based Targets an indicator of future climate action: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... emissions reduction" and this information can be useful in constructing fixed income portfolios, according to Federated Hermes. The Science-based Target initiative (SBTi) is a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations ...

Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... appointment of the Regnan Equity Impact Solutions team in December 2019, led by Tim Crockford, who joined from Federated Hermes, Gonzalez said. The Regnan Global Equity Impact Solutions Fund invests in global public market impact assets. The fund is ...

Social premium on the rise: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... social factors can outperform companies with poor performance by up to 17 basis points, according to research from Federated Hermes. Federated Hermes' data methodology has shown that outperformance on social factors such as employee health and safety ...

Digital human rights rise up the agenda post-COVID-19: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... independent votes. The four lead filers of the resolution are NEI Investments of Toronto, the international business of Federated Hermes of London, U.K.; Robeco in the Netherlands; and The Sustainability Group of Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge of Boston. ...

Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... the rest of the portfolio in 2022. NGS Super works with ACSI on Australian equities engagements, and this year appointed Hermes as international equities engagement partner, Skye said. In addition to monitoring the portfolio for risks and opportunities ...

FTSE Russell hires head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... integrating sustainability policies into both active and passive portfolios. Previous work experience included working for Hermes Investment Management as global head of client relations. She relocated from London to Hong Kong in 2014 from London. "I ...

Willis Towers Watson launches Australian Global Equity Focus Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... sustainable investing; exclusion of tobacco and controversial weapons; and ongoing engagement with portfolio companies via Hermes stewardship overlay. "We like to have a very concentrated portfolio with the best ten to 20 investment ideas," said Stuart ...

Regnan hires Pauline Vamos as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Investment Management and Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation now jointly own Regnan. The six previous owners included Hermes Equity Ownership Services, Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), VicSuper, HESTA, and Vanguard Investments Australia. ...

Amanda Wilson stepping down as Regnan chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Investment Management and Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation now jointly own Regnan. The six previous owners included Hermes Equity Ownership Services, Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), VicSuper, HESTA, and Vanguard Investments Australia. ...