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BetaShares launches currency-hedged version of ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
ETF manager BetaShares has launched a currency-hedged version of its ASX-listed sustainability ETF. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares BetaShares created the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: HETH). "Currency ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
With material environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues increasingly demonstrating their impact on companies' ability to generate long term value for investors, fund managers are making the case that ESG can augment quality signals ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches smaller companies fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... During this period, the Fund has achieved an average annualised outperformance of 6.4% net of fees when compared with the benchmark MSCI AC World Small Cap. ASI also integrates environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) analysis into its investment ...

Transformational investment needed to address systemic risk: WEF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... a transformed investment process might include integration of long/short macro investing strategies over traditional benchmark plus strategies, the impact of liquidity and liquidity constraints, and strategies to evaluate risks and opportunities of mispriced ...

Future Super measures environmental impact of portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... others can use as well to measure the impact of that activity," Hunter said. "We look at the finance emissions and the benchmark and that gives us a number for carbon avoided and when it comes to the carbon abated, we get the specific impact from the ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian market for impact investing has nearly tripled over the past two years, from $5.7 billion to $19.9 billion, according to a new study from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Hanna Ebeling, chief executive officer ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... have proven more resilient through 2020. Fund return after fees for FAIR is 4.83% for the month of May, against the benchmark Nasdaq Future Australian Sustainability Leaders Index performance of 4.87%. For the past three months, the fund has returned ...

Chronos Sustainability hires Ian Woods for strategic Australian/NZ role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... transformation projects including the Transition Pathway Initiative, the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare and the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare. The firm has also played a principal role in supporting the investment industry's efforts ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... on carbon reduction and elimination. This has resulted in a carbon footprint that is over 80% lower than the fund's benchmark."

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Region (HKSAR) government released its inaugural green bond, a US$1 billion issuance, Link REIT issued a US$510 million benchmark, and US$460 million green loan to Capital Court Limited coming close. Hysan was the most prolific with four deals from January ...