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How smart approaches to decarbonisation can generate alpha

TRAVIS WHITMORE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... percent. Research from State Street Associates and Harvard Business School finds that applying three types of climate data to equity portfolios can deliver outsized returns The key to alpha generation is using the right combination of climate metrics ...

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... 10% of total assets under management, and 46% reported expectation of lifting their exposure by up to 10%. Real estate equity is the most popular real asset strategy, constituting 30%, dropping from 31% two years ago. Infrastructure equity allocations ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... gender equality in workplaces," she said. Likewise, Aware Super chief executive and Workplace Gender Equality Agency pay equity ambassador Deanne Stewart said closing the gender pay gap bill is a welcome step, but there is more to do. "Today's introduction ...

Alphinity launches sustainable ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Alphinity Investment Management has listed two ETFs, including one based on their Global Sustainable Equity Fund. The Alphinity Global Sustainable Equity Fund (XASG) is a diversified portfolio of 25-40 leading global sustainable listed companies that ...

ESG managed funds large portion of total Australian flow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Although inflows to managed funds fell in 2022, ESG equity managed funds were a "relative bright spot," according to Calastone. According to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, fixed income fund inflows shrank 95% from $10.54 billion in 2021 ...

Is social the most important part of ESG investing?

CHRIS IGGO  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... important than ever to understand the social footprint of the companies in which we invest. Long-term investment returns in equity markets are driven by corporate revenue growth and profitability. In credit, they are determined by the strength of cashflow ...

Podcast: Is biodiversity "the new climate change"?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Deirdre Cooper, head of sustainable equity within the multi-asset team at global fund manager Ninety One, joins us to talk about how to invest in the transition to a low-carbon economy, why biodiversity isn't the new climate change, and how Ninety One ...

ASX200 see material biodiversity risks: Martin Currie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... the potential impact of their business on biodiversity," said Martin Currie lead portfolio manager for the Sustainable Equity Strategy Will Baylis. The issue of biodiversity will receive more attention with the release of the Taskforce for Nature-related ...

Majority of investors collaborate on engagement, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Unsurprisingly, climate change is a top concern, cited by 83% of institutions interviewed for the report, followed by diversity, equity and inclusion issues (69%), and human rights concerns (68%). Half of the investors surveyed also engage on additional ...

Janus Henderson hires chief responsibility officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... developed and maintained AllianceBernstein's corporate ESG strategy and co-created and co-managed one of their ESG-focused equity portfolios. In another role, Michelle devised AllianceBernstein's responsibility policies, covering ESG governance ...