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Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... think about it will be interesting. This is something I'm curious to see. If you think about it from the perspective of an equity investor - you're trading upside for earnings per share in exchange for downside protection. What may feed into that is ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... long term returns," said Jon Fernie, head of equities at U Ethical said. "In terms of our returns year to date from our equity portfolios, we're down like the rest of the market, but we have performed better than the broader market." U Ethical moved ...

CEFC to oversee $300m Advancing Hydrogen Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... and/or low emissions technologies and contribute to emissions reduction, the CEFC noted. The CEFC expects to provide debt or equity finance to finance eligible larger-scale commercial and industrial projects, typically requiring $10 million or more of ...

Northern Trust launches ESG Analytics Summary for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Trust's Investment Risk and Analytical Services group, will provide investors with periodic snapshot analysis across their equity and corporate bond portfolios with investment scores against a range of ESG factors, United Nation's (UN) Global Compact ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... compared to investments with lower ESG ratings, according to AXA IM. The global investment manager's research into the global equity market shows ESG leaders outperformed ESG laggards by 16.8% in the first quarter of 2020. AXA IM found similar results ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... across Morningstar's existing research and solutions for all segments, including individual investors, advisors, private equity firms, asset managers and owners, plan sponsors, and credit issuers. "Our collaboration over the past several years has helped ...

RIAA awards Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has awarded Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova 's Global Sustainable Equity Fund. Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA Mirova is the sustainable investment affiliate manager to Natixis Investment Managers. The ...

Climate risk assessment impacts on small, mid-cap portfolios: Fairlight AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... willing to pay a premium for businesses with a demonstrably positive ESG record. The most prominent ESG consideration in equity markets today is the corporate contribution to greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). In the same manner that insurance companies ...

Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... novel coronavirus. Further, if companies bought their own shares back at a market peak and then tap capital markets for new equity in this time of crisis, they are diluting their current shareholders' value to pay past one, Berrutti said. "If a company ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... of companies in the U.S., Germany and China, and found that 55% of German firms consider "a range of stakeholders beyond equity holders and short-term profit maximization" compared to 38% and 30% of firms in China and the U.S., respectively. "It means ...