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Systems thinking to drive alpha, tackle systemic threats

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability measures, as well as systems-thinking strategies like whole-of-fund 'total portfolio approaches' (TPA), and '3D investing' (optimising risk, return and real-world impact) are pinned as key strategies. Currently, 35% of investment organisations ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
ANZ bank, fund manager Nuveen and the Australian Department of Finance and Trade (DFAT) are part of a steering committee backing Indonesia's move to raise $1.5 billion in gender-based capital by next year. The agreement was struck at a roundtable meeting ...

Asset managers fast track portfolio targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Globally, the network is supported by the US$121 trn United Nations-supported network the Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI or UN PRI), disclosure system CDP, and sustainable finance advocate Ceres. Ceres CEO and president Mindy Lubber said the ...

NZ investors to buoy positive impact funds, fears greenwashing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... However, the market is not immune to latest revelations about funds or companies pretending to abide by responsible investing rules when they clearly don't. The survey found 51% of the respondents are concerned about greenwashing. "The greenwashing issue ...

UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... "which is not healthy" but "cannot last forever." As for geopolitical risks, Pearce said that in all his 30 years of investing, he's never been in a position where the world was totally at peace. "Is the world a riskier place now? That's quite ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... government regulations and taxonomy guidance coming in." Global picture Hortense Bioy, Morningstar Sustainalytics sustainable investing research head, noted that after starting the year with outflows, money is now "trickling back" globally. In Europe ...

PEP rides ESG tailwinds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... annual returns (net of all fees) in past 24 months. PEP is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI). The fund "has a number of investments which will benefit from ESG tailwinds. For example, businesses which are involved ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... "While the outcome of the election is often about the economy, the economy (and markets) is rarely about the election. "Investing based on elections is like a 'parlay' bet on the markets, in the lingo of sports betting." Schroders senior US economist ...

ESG safe from layoffs in tight jobs market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Kaizen Recruitment, told FS Sustainability. "The market is tight for mid-level candidates, particularly in responsible investing." "We are seeing a lot of people applying for roles and processes moving quite slowly... The challenge is finding people ...

Cbus bolsters ESG integration with new hire

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... "domestically and globally recognised responsible investment leader... to continue to advance the fund's responsible investing strategy and priorities." A former UniSuper manager of governance and sustainability, she has held several sustainable investing ...