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ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... said. The PWYP Australia report was funded by Ethical Partners Funds Management. Tax transparency and disclosure is a material ESG consideration for Ethical Partners Funds Management, said Robyn Parkin, sustainability and advocacy, Ethical Partners Funds ...

ESG integration policy brings consistency, innovation: JPMAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) 's new integrated ESG policy has enabled the global fund manager to apply a consistent framework for measuring how investment teams implement and demonstrate ESG processes and enhances the ability to develop more ...

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... said. Unnithan notes that the impact portfolio team can generate KPIs from their investment portfolio and link those material KPIs to the SDGs. Nuveen is a founding member of the Global Impact Investment Network (GIIN). "We have a dedicated resource ...

Three lessons when assessing ESG risks: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Insight Investment. The opinions expressed reflect his opinions only. Figure 1: Wirecard's debut bond has recorded a material loss. (Source: Bloomberg. As at 30 June 2020. Bond issued in September 2019, denominated in euros, maturity date 11 September ...

COVID-19 risks and impacts disclosure "unprecedented challenge": AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... and in areas like asset impairment," said Andrew Hunter, CPA Australia CEO. "This guide does not seek to replace the material issued by the regulators and standard setters but instead is a roadmap to help navigate their guidance and FAQs. It will be ...

ESG integration "crucial" to credit investments: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Integration of material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment processes in fixed income and credit portfolios is "crucial" to risk management, according to Janus Henderson. L-R: Jay Sivapalan, head of Australian fixed interest ...

SASB, GRI announce collaborative workplan for further understanding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Guillot, CEO of SASB. "The pandemic has demonstrated that so-called 'non-financial' information can indeed highlight material financial implications. This makes the collaboration between SASB and GRI, and the increased clarity it will bring for all stakeholders ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management launches ESG integration policy statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... documentation and monitoring. "We believe systematically integrating ESG information into our investment process, where material and relevant, will contribute to achieving an enhanced financial return, through better-informed investment decisions and ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
With material environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues increasingly demonstrating their impact on companies' ability to generate long term value for investors, fund managers are making the case that ESG can augment quality signals ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches smaller companies fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... companies, we engage twice a year, and we engage before we invest. We strongly believe that ESG factors are financially material and impact corporate performance." ASI uses a combination of third party data providers and internal research to develop ...