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Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... footprint is a blunt instrument that may not accurately measure and manage climate risk, according to Platypus Asset Management. Platypus Asset Management has developed a quantitative tool aimed at measuring a company's sensitivity to climate change ...

Queensland train project secures $620m green loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Société Générale. ASI is proud to be involved in the project, said head of infrastructure investment and asset management Bill Haughey. "Not only does the Qtectic rollingstock fleet improve the quality and efficiency of passenger rail transport ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management augments APAC sustainability team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has named Tomomi Shimada as lead APAC sustainable investing strategist. Shimada will be based in Hong Kong and will report to Jennifer Wu, global head of sustainable investing. She will lead region-wide commercial efforts ...

HSBC, partners to identify blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... over time," Gillies said. This is not HSBC's only foray into natural capital development. Last year, HSBC Global Asset Management and Pollination Group announced they would create a natural capital manager in a venture to mainstream natural capital as ...

Evaluating impact of climate policy on company valuation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... essential to establishing the winners and losers of any new environmental commitments, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Quantifying the scale of recent commitments is a challenge, given the volme of emissions by country and where each country ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... integrate sustainability considerations into the firm's investment process. Global fund manager Northern Trust Asset Management hired Julie Moret as global head of sustainable investing and stewardship, a newly created role. Moret joins NTAM from ...

Using quant approaches to implement climate change targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... may help investors seeking to implement decarbonising targets into investment portfolios, according to Acadian Asset Management. Acadian, a quantitative equities manager, integrates environmental, social and governance data widely through portfolio processes ...

First Sentier launches unit for sustainability research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability topics and help to influence more responsible investment practices, said Takayuki Yasuda, chief executive, asset management and investor services business Unit at the Trust Bank. "Investors today are, more than ever, seeking independent ...

Fidelity International expands sustainable investing team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainable investment trends and strategic opportunities for our clients." Wilson-Otto joins Fidelity from BNP Paribas Asset Management where he was most recently global head of sustainability research. Prior BNPP AM, Wilson-Otto was an executive director ...

Northern Trust AM names head of sustainable investing and stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management has hired Julie Moret as global head of sustainable investing and stewardship, a newly created role. Moret will oversee the firm's sustainable investing and global engagement policies, foster research and product development ...