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ESG engagement key to small cap value: Perennial Value Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... a large team is having a lot of meetings with companies," he said. "One of the ways we can make a difference in the small cap space is speaking with companies around ESG and engaging with them on the ESG issues they face." Smaller companies can have ...

Quantitative managers test ESG data as stand-alone factor in strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... expansionary, up-market environment. It has also been an environment in which value investing has not really worked. Ditto small cap. We shouldn't make sweeping statements about ESG until we can observe how it behaves in different market environments. ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change, modern slavery and the Royal Commission on Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry were all issues of ESG engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Ausbil has published ...

ACSI updates gender diversity policy to apply to ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... the broader Australian population. I believe the time is right to look beyond ASX 200 companies to also include the small cap companies sector."

Investec Asset Management launches Global Environment Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Investec Asset Management has launched the Investec Global Environment Strategy, which invests in public companies across the value chain that benefit from the trend towards decarbonisation. (Image Courtesy Investec Asset Management) "Scope 3 is a lot ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... to be very careful in the liquidity management of the portfolio, which is why I don't think it can grow too big. Some small cap funds s can be $750 million to $1 billion, but I don't think we can be with this fund." Series believes that there is a correlation ...

Alpha Fund Managers invests in Australian Ethical Australian Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... planet, people and animals. We invest in sectors such as IT, healthcare and renewables. This, along with our bias to small cap stocks, means we have a different approach to many mainstream fund managers." Julien Brodie, portfolio manager at Alpha Fund ...

Australasian Investor Relations Association developing ESG engagement guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... issuers, the broader list of companies, understand that it doesn't matter if you've got few resources, or if you're a small cap company, there are some ESG issues that are relevant to you. Some say this, that and the other is not relevant to us, and ...

Australian Ethical FUM AU$1.4bn for second half of 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... product. That's been going for three or four months now and is going well. It has capitalised on our experience in the small cap sector and offers that sector to investors." Previously, Vernon also told The Sustainability Report that the company is in ...

Australian Ethical launches Emerging Companies Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... manager's ethical charter. "It leverages the deep expertise of our investment team and 20-year track record in managing small cap stocks within our Australian Shares Fund (previously the Smaller Companies Trust)," said Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical ...