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ESG ratings "just opinions": Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... models. Around 75% of the market cap coverage is self-reported, and the 25% that aren't disclosing tend to be a lot of small cap companies. "You have multiple data providers that come in and provide estimates of greenhouse gas intensity for those ...

Cutting the carbon without sacrificing return: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... divided by sales - is a rough proxy for resources divided by sales, and that is an efficiency metric." UBS did find that small cap companies have higher emissions intensity as a function of sales, and Jones has several theories as to why. "It could be ...

SGX-listed companies improving sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Small cap companies listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) have made the largest improvement in their sustainability reporting and disclosure in 2020, with all listed companies showing improvement overall. The average overall sustainability disclosure ...

Perennial launches boutique ESG business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... will be on the two products - the Better Future Trust and IMPQ. Earlier this year, Perennial renamed the sustainable small cap equities fund the Perennial Better Future Trust. It was previously named the Perennial Smaller Companies Sustainable Future ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical Emerging Companies fund is the strongest performing ESG fund, and in the overall Australian equities small cap managed fund sector, it comes in second behind the Bennelong's Emerging Opportunities Fund, which has returned 29.1% ...

Perennial sustainable small cap fund shows double-digit returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Perennial Value Management has renamed its sustainable small cap equities fund the Perennial Better Future Trust as the fund marks three years of returns at 15.57% pa. Perennial Value Management integrates ESG considerations into its investment process ...

ESG funds continue strong performance: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
ESG superannuation fund options continued to outperform in the latest Rainmaker Information league tables. The Rainmaker ESG Diversified Index returned an unchanged 0.6% over the 12-month period to the end of October 2020, outperforming the MySuper ...

ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... strategies covering both Australian and global markets. Australian Ethical's Emerging Companies Fund invests in small cap companies that accord with the fund manager's ethical charter. It had $85 million in AUM to the end of August, and is overweight ...

Paradice Investment Management appoint head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... manage six distinct investment strategies with offices in Sydney, Denver and San Francisco. The Paradice Australian Small Cap Strategy was launched in 2000 and has been joined by the Australian Mid Cap Strategy in 2006, the Australian Large Cap Strategy ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches smaller companies fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... has achieved an average annualised outperformance of 6.4% net of fees when compared with the benchmark MSCI AC World Small Cap. ASI also integrates environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) analysis into its investment process, including the ...