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Australian Unity hires ESG property specialist

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... at Australian Unity so far this year - earlier this year, they hired Matthew Moore as its first head of responsible investment and stewardship. Moore's appointment is designed to support Australian Unity's "ambition to become a leader in corporate ...

U Ethical makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... phase of growth." King pointed to the shift in investor mindset to an increased understanding of ESG and responsible investment. "U Ethical is Australia's most experienced ethical investor, with its first funds established in 1985," she said. "Its north ...

The challenge of evaluating impact investing's fundamentals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... advisers to understand what funds intend to accomplish to understand if they are doing it, said Zenith head of responsible investment and real assets Dugald Higgins. Zenith has assessed almost funds on its approved product list (APL) against its responsible ...

Responsible investment funds surge past $100 billion: Plan For Life

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
The responsible investment managed funds market across Australia and New Zealand has surged past the $100 billion mark for the first time, according to data from Plan For Life. According to the Plan For Life market overview for the quarter ending September ...

CEFC, super funds allocate to IFM Investors private equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... investors to support more companies' transition to a low carbon economy. "We firmly believe that taking a responsible investment approach is integral to creating value for our investors and their members and beneficiaries." CEFC analysis suggests that ...

Rest taps Calvert, Parametric for enhanced ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... governance practices can have positive implications for corporate performance," said Calvert director of responsible investment strategy Anthony Eames. "We look forward to working with Rest to deliver a highly customised investment solution reflecting ...

Weighing climate risk in corporate bonds: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... the knowledge that the portfolio's carbon intensity is improving over time, said Joshua Kendall, head of responsible investment (research and stewardship), Insight Investment. "There's a long tail of companies moving through the sustainability journey," ...

HESTA's former head of impact launches consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Delahunty's departure, HESTA said that the head of impact role has been split into the general manager, responsible investment, and the head of strategy. "In 2022, we're growing our responsible investment team as we continue to develop our direct ...

YFYS, tracking error a challenge to ESG adoption: Parametric

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... and mergers." Parametric found that by using optimisation techniques, funds can trade off active risk for responsible investment outcomes and achieve modest levels of predicted tracking error and still achieve meaningful ESG impact. Parametric used "If ...

ESG adds performance boost to equity funds: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Indeed it is likely to boost it." Rainmaker's research is echoed by the latest findings of the Evergreen Responsible Investment Grading (ERIG) Index. In its latest quarterly performance survey, Evergreen compared more than 100 Australian Equities funds ...