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Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... charter. "The main interest has been in our product is our superannuation fun, but - even on the managed fund side, our equities funds are doing well, and our balanced fund has seen somewhat of a resurgence as well. The fixed interest fund is probably ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Goals to the metrics after the goals' launch in September 2015. The metrics are a framework to analyse global listed equities through the lens of impact investment, but by leveraging existing reporting standards and mechanisms like the Sustainable Development ...

Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. More than 50 institutions with more than AU$100 billion in Australian equities are members of ESG RA. Citi has won the Best ESG Broking Firm award for the seventh time, and ESG RA members praised both ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... products from 30 investment organisations have been certified under the RIAA Certification Program. The products cover equities funds, fixed interest funds, ETFs, banking products, private equity, property, impact investments as well as 20 certified ...

CFSGAM publishes ninth responsible investment report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... can improve on is the coordination of proxy votes," Berrutti said. "We've had a recent example where the two Australian equities teams and one of the other teams owned a stock and they have differing views on a particular resolution. We've always been ...

Australian Ethical hires Michael Murray

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... recent hire for Australian Ethical - the fund manager and superannuation provider in March hired Mark Williams as an equities analyst. Williams came to Australian Ethical from Morgans. He has 10 years' experience in financial markets, and prior to working ...

Companies exposed to water scarcity risks: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... companies worldwide currently disclose their annual water consumption, out of a global investable universe of 70,000 listed equities, including about 5,000 mid/large cap, according to the report. "That's a relatively small number, and on the quality ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... international benchmarks. We currently have over $700 million invested in low carbon opportunities across listed and private equities, fixed interest and property including renewable energy generation and clean technology development, waste and recycling ...

ESG integration continues to spread across Asia: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... the funds we manage. The perspective we take is that it gives early warnings on the risk side and, from a fundamental equities perspectives, can also demonstrate opportunities." Robeco is also exploring the ways in which ESG data can be used as a factoral ...

VicSuper establishes Climate Change Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... properly." VicSuper is a signatory of the UN backed Montreal Pledge, and has published data on the carbon intensity of their equities portfolio on their website. The information is also included on member benefit statements to improve access and visibility ...