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New to market investors seeking ESG information from platforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Investors who have made their first trade share in 2020 were more likely to seek platforms that can help them identify responsible investments than the rest of the market, according to new research. More than 400,000 Australians made their first share ...

Calculating the social cost of carbon: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... as well as considering impacts on companies, according to Dimensional Fund Advisors. Joseph Chi, head of responsible investment at Dimensional Fund Advisors, spoke to FS Sustainability about a metric called the social cost of carbon (SCC), which is a ...

Super, fund manager lends muscle to net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... took time, Willment noted. "ACT is working how decarbonisation is possible," said ‎Jillian Reid, senior responsible investment specialist at Mercer. "We have long recognised that we need to solve this sooner rather than later, but how do we realign ...

Investment consultant creates head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... JANA is currently in the process of hiring a head of sustainability to join its team and work with the responsible investment team, led by Tim Conly, head of responsible investment research, said Duncan Smith, principal consultant, JANA. The decision ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... commodities, credit as well as equities, according to First Sentier Investors. First Sentier Investors integrates responsible investment strategies and tools in the way the Multi-Asset Solutions (MAS) team manages its portfolio. The multi-asset strategy ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... of capital towards Environment, Social (dividends) and Governance has reached a stage of maturity with responsible investment funds outperforming significantly, as well as an increase in ethical interests from consumers in their superannuation choices. ...

Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainable and impact investment solutions, drawing on over 20 years of experience at the frontier of responsible investment. Pendal's hiring of Lecourt and Sharma is the second since Regnan expanded into investment management and follows the appointment ...

Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... emissions reductions, supported by clear trajectories to get there," said Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. "This has led to a significant increase in companies and investors setting their own targets towards ...

Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... "push for greater ambition from focus companies." The strategy has been developed by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and consists of recommended investor expectations to guide engagements with aviation companies with the goal of helping ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... issuance last year was down to issuance of bonds linked to COVID-19 responses, which Joshua Kendall, head of responsible investment research and stewardship at Insight Investment, believes will continue this year. "It's still likely the case that we ...