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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 ...

Ethical approach yields investment benefits: Crescent Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... the three months to March 31, down only 8.1% compared to the median 10.2% fall of retail and industry funds, net of fees and tax. By virtue of its Islamic investment philosophy and inherently conservative approach the Fund is in a far stronger position ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The European Union has announced a bold post-COVID-19 recovery plan that is centred on a green recovery, but also a fair recovery, opening up new questions and possibilities for investors and implications for Australia's recovery as well. Deirdre ...

Future Super promotes Kirstin Hunter to co-founder

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Future Super has promoted Kirstin Hunter to co-founder. Kirstin Hunter, managing director and co-founder, Future Super Hunter joined Future Super in 2017 as chief operations officer and in 2018 she was appointed to the Future Super board as managing ...

Coronavirus pandemic produces supply chain crisis: Baker McKenzie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... businesses need to be agile, and ready to tackle operational, labour and demand/supply constraints, re-address strategic and tax planning and re-consider business models post-COVID-19, the report notes. "Businesses will be mapping out the full supply ...

Q&A: Pablo Berrutti, on the launch of the Altiorem research platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Pablo Berrutti is a senior investment specialist, Sustainable Funds Group, at Stewart Investors. He is also the founder of Altiorem, an online library and resource centre designed to support the finance industry in the shift towards sustainability. ...

Climate risk assessment impacts on small, mid-cap portfolios: Fairlight AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this opinion piece from Ian Carmichael, portfolio manager and partner, Fairlight Asset Management. The opinions expressed reflect Fairlight Asset Management 's position. Ian Carmichael, portfolio ...

Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... current economic crisis impacted by the health pandemic. After the Trump administration signed into law legislative package of tax cuts, including cuts to the corporate tax rate in 2017, there was a jump in the rate of corporate share buy-backs in the ...

Climate change, plastics, human rights drive 2019 engagement: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Material issues related to climate change, modern slavery and human rights in the supply chain, plastic pollution were some of the topics that formed the basis of engagement in 2019 for fund manager Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny ...

Industry coalition organises Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Asset Management, NN Investment Partners and PGGM. PSSL is organised around eight core principles - alignment, transparency, tax voting, collateral, short selling, stakeholder involvement, and innovation. "PSSL is the council's first attempt of offering ...