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Uncovering value in ESG improvers: Pengana

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... opportunities has the most outsized performances of the ESG factors here in the US." By contrast, in analysing companies based in Europe, Australasia and the Far East (EAFE) against the same metrics, Pengana found that governance factors contributed ...

Driving ESG engagement via credit portfolios: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... it's helpful that regulators have put some definitions in place," he said. "Those of us who have investment products in Europe have found that the SFDR framework is a little less straightforward to navigate than those proposed in other jurisdictions. ...

Australian miners top list as critical minerals demand grows: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
The need for critical minerals such as copper, nickel and cobalt to support the clean energy transition is expected to grow over the next three decades, with Australian miners poised to take advantage of this demand, according to research from PwC. ...

CleanTech fueling sustainable investment: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
The global CleanTech market has widened to meet the strategic business need of companies seeking to meet climate risk targets, according to AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). "Companies around the globe are so aware of their environmental footprint as ...

Gap in financing solutions for refugees: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Despite increasing investor interest and corporate support, the sustainable finance sector is lagging when it comes to financing solutions aimed at assisting refugees, according to a report from ISS ESG. In recognition of World Refugee Week, ISS ESG ...

Industry reacts to ASIC greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) recently released information sheet on greenwashing is a good first step in setting the regulator's expectations, but experts say there is more to be done to improve disclosure on ...

Emerging markets improving on ESG: Bank of America

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... pressure. The majority of respondents were located in Latin America, with other respondents coming from Asia and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA). Regulations were a less prevalent driver in Asia (50%) and Latin American markets, (40%) ...

Warning on climate risk if net zero targets not achieved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... decades because we've baked in so much climate change." Lawson also addressed the impacts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Europe's trajectory towards decarbonisation, noting that the move to reduce the EU's dependence on Russian fossil fuels - particularly ...

The value of knowing what you own

MARY JANE MCQUILLEN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
If 2020 was a year of reaction, ushering some of the biggest changes to daily life in recent memory, 2021 brought what could be called a year of reflection and reassessment. Many questions were social: vaccines were distributed, but where would they ...

Nanuk launches global sustainable equities ETP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Nanuk Asset Management has launched its first active exchange traded managed fund (ETMF). The ETMF, listed as NNUK on the ASX, is based on the Nanuk New World Fund, a global equities fund that invests in listed companies exposed to broad themes of environmental ...