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Nanuk fund lists as currency hedged ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... said. "The strategy's ETF quotation provides an actively managed, currency hedged version as an alternative to using passive hedged strategies." In an August investment update, the Nanuk New World Fund benefited from the performance of Medtronic ...

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... human rights complaint against UBS follows legal precedent that financiers are responsible for acting on human rights in passive index funds. The Swiss human rights watchdog accepted a complaint against UBS for holdings in private prison contractors ...

Indices move beyond carbon tunnel vision

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... progressive action on climate: Low-Carbon Climate Leaders Tilt Equities Index is a low-tracking error alternative to a passive market-cap weighted index, targeting Paris-aligned entities. Paris-Aligned Climate Leaders Tilt Equities Index is more exposed ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... director at GECA. Consulting clients will benefit from his two decades of experience in sustainability. He previously advised Passive House initiative, Thrive Places, and the Supply Chain Sustainability School. In other news, real estate investment manager ...

Pension fund dumps ESG benchmark for passive investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... (GPIF), one of the largest managers of retirement savings in the world, has dumped the ESG index it had been using for its passive investments in previous years. In March, the fund said it has decided to change its benchmark from the MSCI Japan ESG Select ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... year. Active strategies accounted for all the outflows during the period, according to Morningstar Sustainalytics, while passive products gained $7.6 billion (US$5 billion) of net new money. This trend of index-linked products dominating market share ...

ESG funds are cheaper: Morningstar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Europe in six of the most popular Morningstar categories over the past decade for both cohorts and by investment style (passive versus active). They found active ESG funds have lower costs than their conventional peers in five out of six selected categories ...

Demand for human rights solutions intensifies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... launch in September, the social equivalent of the TCFD has unveiled its key functions as a UN body turns the spotlight on passive funds to do more on human rights. The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights says investors must engage with index ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... BlackRock, Deutsche Bank, Northern Trust, State Street and Vanguard. 18% of the ESG funds were active, while 82% were passive. In total, ESG-labelled funds managed by the five asset managers allegedly funneled shares worth US$13 billion to weapons dealers ...

Growth in green bond issuance brings choice, challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... both labelled and non-labelled strategies, noted bfinance managing director public markets Mathias Neidert. "Some are passive, you've also seen that some of them are relatively focused on either environmental or social aspects," Neidert said. "The broad ...