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New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... EPA, and said they expect to be increasingly involved in the voluntary carbon market, particularly given their emerging markets strategies in Asia and Africa. Kuppalli said investors are asking about the firm's views on carbon credit integrity issues ...

SSGA hires from CareSuper for APAC ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... SPDR S&P World ex Australia Fund (WXOZ), the SPDR S&P World ex Australia Fund (Hedged) (WXHG) and the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Fund (WEMG) will all track new indices to improve their ESG profiles. For the first time, local investors will have access ...

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... SPDR S&P World ex Australia Fund (WXOZ), the SPDR S&P World ex Australia Fund (Hedged) (WXHG) and the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Fund (WEMG) will all track new indices to improve their ESG profiles. For the first time, local investors will have access ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... positive tilts towards those four areas, the fund aims to outperform the broad MSCI World index (Developed and Emerging Markets). In addition, GII also screens out exposure to alcohol, gaming, tobacco, weapons, fossil fuels and adult entertainment companies ...

ESG managed funds see surging inflows: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... returns of 25% or more: Australian equities small caps, international equities, property, ESG, Australian equities, emerging markets and the growth and balanced multi-assets," Rainmaker said. Australian equities small cap funds showed the highest median ...

Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Stewart Investors has launched its Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Leaders Sustainability Fund in Australia. The fund invests "in high-quality, mid- to large-cap companies that are considered to be well positioned to benefit from, and contribute to, sustainable ...

Global fund manager launches bond impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... co-managed by Stephen Liberatore, head of ESG/impact - global fixed income, Anupam Damani, head of international and emerging markets debt, and Jessica Zarzycki, co-portfolio manager for the existing ESG/impact fixed income accounts. "Significant investment ...

Tracking ESG impact in emerging markets improving: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Companies in emerging markets are moving up the curve on integrating ESG information quickly, but disclosing material ESG risks is still a challenge, according to American Century investments. All emerging market equity funds at American Century integrate ...

Neuberger Berman closes $280m private equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... the fund is allocated towards developed markets - North America, Europe, and Australia, and some exposure to emerging markets in Asia, she added. Neuberger Berman will report on the social and environmental impacts of the fund, as it generally does with ...

Green bond boom, but investors look to value proposition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... dollar issuance is growing and more generally, a more diverse mix of issuance. Around a fifth of issuance is in emerging markets now, there's a mix of sovereign and corporate. Issuance isn't confined to just corporates and it is growing across ...