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BHP Billiton ESG downgrade prompts asset owner questions: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... rating which represents more the financial and material risk that BHP is exposed to." Asset owners and managers that use MSCI ACWI and screen out red flagged companies or companies that have poor ESG ratings could be in a position where they have to ...

AXA IM SmartBeta fund receives local recognition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... to be less than the benchmark." Since launching in August 2015, the fund has returned 18.4% p.a., outperforming its MSCI ACWI benchmark by 4.69%. "The interest is driven by both -some clients are driven by the ESG characteristics of the strategy, while ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... developing their tools and approaches to asses and rate work on the Sustainable Development Goals. MSCI has launched the MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index and MSCI ESG, which are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, and both products allow ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... weighting schemes,' AXA IM said. The fund was launched in August 2014, and the fully ESG-integrated fund is 5% ahead of the MSCI ACWI benchmark, the fund manager added. RIAA's certification 'reinforced AXA IM's long-standing commitment to responsible ...

MSCI launch MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
MSCI have launched the MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index and MSCI ESG Sustainable Impact Metrics, which provide measurements of companies whose products and services aimed at addressing social and environmental challenges. Linda-Eling Lee executive ...

AXA IM ESG SmartBeta fund 5% stronger than benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... strategy currently has AU$70 million in assets under management and has posted a return of 5% of its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex- Australia Index (AUD). The AXA IM ESG SmartBeta strategy combines AXA Rosenberg's SmartBeta quantitative strategy, which ...

MSCI launches ESG CarbonMetrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... emissions data along with direct and indirect carbon emissions - Scope 1 and 2 - for approximately 9,000 issuers in the MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index, MSCI said. The screening thresholds and metrics can be adjusted to meet investors' mandates, and ...

MSCI launches 25 new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... cluster bombs, landmines, chemical, biological, and depleted uranium weapons. The country and regional indices include the MSCI ACWI ex Controversial Weapons Index, the MSCI World ex Controversial Weapons Index, the MSCI USA ex Controversial Weapons ...
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