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Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... efficient way of capturing long term equity market returns while incurring lower volatility than a capitalised weighted benchmark." For the full year 2018, the Fund outperformed the MSCI ACWI ex-Australia index by 4.90% gross of fees, AXA IM said.

Business has role to play in protecting human rights: Gillian Triggs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... western democracy and the only commonwealth country in the world that does not have a charter of human rights or some benchmark form of law against which the practices of companies in relation to social issues can be measured. That shows up in some of ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... selecting an ESG manager, second only to track record. Also, 42% of respondents said that benchmarking funds against an ESG benchmark have had the greatest impact. "Investors want to be able to monitor performance, both financially and related to sustainability," ...

Global responsible investment assets top US$30 trillion: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... billion managed as responsible investments at the end of 2017 based on data from RIAA's 2018 Responsible Investment Benchmark Report. "Responsible investment has become key to the funds management industry in both our countries to servicing clients," ...

RIAA certifies two Legg Mason funds as Responsible Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... well as in assets that produce strong financial returns," RIAA said. "We congratulate Legg Mason on meeting the high benchmark set for Certification as a responsible investment fund." Legg Mason currently has global assets under management of AU$1 trillion ...

Australian funds join international controversial weapons call

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
HESTA, Vision Super and Colonial First State have signed on to a global institutional investor statement calling on index providers to remove controversial weapons from mainstream indices. The open letter was sent to FTSE Russell, Morningstar, MSCI ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
With the closing of January and the end to summer holidays, sustainability professionals and investors are gearing up for another busy year ahead, with experts telling The Sustainability Report that first year of the Modern Slavery Act, wider human ...

GPIF selects S&P Down Jones Indices for ESG benchmarks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Investment Fund for Japan (GPIF) has selected two carbon efficient indices from S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) as the benchmark for their ESG investment strategy. S&P DJI has launched the S&P Global Carbon Efficient Indices include the S&P Global Ex-Japan ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... in environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance for the eighth year in a row, according to the 2018 GRESB benchmark. (Source: GRESB) This year, the region achieved an average GRESB Score of 76 (2017: 73) compared with a global average of 68. ...

Responsible investment reaches tipping point, more work to come: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO RIAA has issued the 17 th annual Australian Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2018 in conjunction with KPMG. The data shows that $866 billion are now managed as responsible investments, representing ...