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Neuberger Berman hires new head of environmental, social and governance investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Bailey will work with the firm's investment teams and research departments to "further incorporate ESG principles into the equities, fixed income and alternatives platforms," Neuberger Berman said. He will also assist portfolio managers in considering ...

Challenges to Carbon Capture and Storage adaptation in Australia: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... particularly around whether it has any abilities to impact on climate change in Australia," said McCullagh, A ustralia equities - head of environment, social, governance research. "When I spoke to various industry components, they were indicating that ...

Morphic Ethical Equities Fund has exceeded minimum target for IPO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
The Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited has exceeded its minimum target of $38.5 million, ahead of its IPO later this month. Jack Lowenstein, co-founder and managing director, Morphic Asset Management Morphic Asset Management is the Morphic Ethical ...

AMP Capital to divest from tobacco, controversial weapons

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... employees, the community and the environment." The $440 million in tobacco manufacturers is held in fixed income and equities, while AMP Capital didn't specify the asset class or classes of the $130 million in cluster munitions and landmines. " Exposure ...

Hunter Hall to merge with Pengana Capital to create $3bn fund manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Pillemer, Pengana Capital CEO The merger is billed as a "positive step", merging two active managers and Pengana's Australian equities component and Hunter Hall's globally invested funds. The proposed merger is to be effected by Hunter Hall "acquiring ...

Morphic Asset Management launches ethical global equities LIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
Morphic Asset Management is launching the Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited (MEC), a new ethically screened global equity LIC. Jack Lowenstein, co-founder and managing director, Morphic Asset Management Morphic combines ethical screens with an investment ...

Hunter Hall ownership changes prompt review from asset consultants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... because that's not in our active research universe," said Clare Armstrong, a principal at Mercer responsible for evaluating equities funds managers in Australia. "We would say that we can comment on the manager, but it wouldn't come into a new search." ...

Implementing impact investment across asset classes

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... intentionality across portfolios, and assessing how that intentionality can be used within a management strategy of listed equities. Vu of Impact Investment Group noted that impact has to be assessed at the total portfolio level, and that it is necessary ...

SSGA launches tobacco, controversial weapons-free global equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched an international equities fund which screens out companies involved in tobacco and controversial weapons. Jonathan Shead, head of portfolio strategies, Asia Pacific, SSGA The State Street International ...

Carbon footprint impacts on company share price: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... new research from AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Kathryn McDonald, director of investment strategy, AXA IM Rosenberg Equities AXA IM Rosenberg Equities, the quantitative investment arm of the global AXA IM group, recently analysed US and Canadian ...