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Fidelity International develops proprietary sustainability ratings system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... natural next step for us." Fidelity's proprietary sustainability ratings will draw upon the assessments of more than 180 equities and fixed income analysts who take part in more than 16,000 company meetings a year the firm said. The ratings will be updated ...

AllianceBernstein launches Australian low-carbon equities strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Roy Maslen, AllianceBernstein chief investment officer�Australian equities The AB Managed Volatility Equities�Green (Green MVE) strategy is based on the AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund ...

UCA Funds Management rebrands as U Ethical, seeks growth, clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Browning said. U Ethical currently manages two trusts - the U Ethical Enhanced Cash Trust, and the U Ethical Australian Equities Trust for corporate and institutional investors. For charities and not-for-profits, U Ethical offers three portfolios - the ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... expansionary period, according to AXA Investment Managers. Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing, AXA IM Rosenberg Equities In a recent briefing in Sydney, Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing, AXA IM Rosenberg Equities, analysed ...

T. Rowe Price analyses water, energy, food nexus and investment impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... model the Responsible Investing Indicator Model (RIIM) that becomes a rating system for invested companies, used across equities, fixed income and credit. Portfolio managers have discretion on how they use the information, Drew noted. "What we do is ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... information investorse need, you would need to get out of multiple data sources. Yes, we've 'solved' the problems for equities when it comes to ESG data - we have public disclosures,, sustainable stock exchanges, guidelines and frameworks coming through ...

Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... it aligns to the organisation, that they're on the same page." WCM Investment Management is a California-based global equities firm that manages over AU$42 billion. Contango Asset Management distributes WCM's Quality Global Growth Strategy in Australia ...

Ausbil Investment Management launches Active Sustainable Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... Ausbil said. ESG are integral to Ausbil's investment process, noted Paul Xiradis, chief investment officer and head of equities. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of ESG Research, Ausbil "Rather than focusing only on growth or value investing, our investment ...

A4S to address sustainability, disclosure at World Congress of Accountants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... for listed organisations, the role of shareholders is vital as the signal," Fries said. "The early work is around the equities sided of the equation - what CFOs can do to engage their shareholders around sustainability issues, particularly the mainstream ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... also be a predictor of a company's ability to protect future profits, according to new research from AXA IM Rosenberg Equities. Kathryn McDonald, director of investment strategy, AXA IM Rosenberg Equities Rosenberg Equities studied the 1,000 largest ...