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Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... analysis. Although "information on the climate performance on companies has been readily available for a number of years for equities, and more recently for real estate, in some other asset classes, it hasn't always been clear," Paterson said. With ...

How much does it cost to "green" a portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... implementation cost between a "green" or a "greener" portfolio when transitioning from a standard holding of European equities, to a climate index. A new whitepaper from ISS LiquidMetrix and STOXX analyses trading costs to transition a portfolio from ...

Assessing companies ability to make the low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). There is an Australian-specific index that combines large and mid-cap equities, Campos noted. "It's a bit of a case where you have to start somewhere," he said. "Financial are going to be an issue ...

Impax launches global fund down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... investors access to global sustainable investment opportunities. The Impax Global Opportunities Fund is an all-cap global equities product that seeks to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in companies that demonstrate competitive advantages ...

ART outlines road to net zero 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... from portfolio holdings. The interim target of a 43% reduction is measured against a FY2021 baseline and covers listed equities, infrastructure and real estate asset classes. ART has also set a target of engaging with 100% of 'priority companies' ...

BlackRock, SGX, and MSCI launch US$426M Singapore climate action ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... block to access companies in the region leading the transition," he said. SGX Group senior managing director and head of equities Michael Syn commented that SGX Group aims to play "a vital role in galvanising stakeholders within the financial ecosystem ...

How to achieve low carbon intensity in your equity portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... aside from financials is not 1.5°C aligned - even before full considering Scope 3 emissions. Martha Brindle, director of equities in public markets at bfinance, told FS Sustainability : "We are seeing that rising wave of climate interest and carbon ...

IFM Investors creates head of sustainable investment role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable investment professionals at IFM, which work closely across IFM's asset classes of infrastructure, debt, listed equities and private equity. "Positive change is urgently required in the real economy and IFM Investors' position as one of the ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... bonds. In addition, their performance plays an important role in our macro view that supports investment decisions in equities and corporate bonds that are exposed to these markets."

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... offshore equity strategies. McQuillen has 27 years of investment industry experience and is a member of the UN PRI Listed Equities Steering Committee and the ESG Integration Sub-Committee. "There are multiple strategies to ESG. But what makes us different ...