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AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Investment Managers. Kathryn McDonald, director of investment strategy, AXA Rosenberg AXA Investment Managers has found listed equity companies are globally responsible for an estimated 18 gigatonnes of direct emissions from owned or controlled sources1 ...

Energy Super taps Robeco for $650m enhanced indexing mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Energy Super has selected Robeco for a $650 million global equity enhanced indexing mandate incorporating sustainability criteria. Stephen Dennis, Robeco Australia head Robeco's enhanced indexing strategy "aims to deliver better than market returns ...

FTSE Russell hires head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Prior to joining FTSE Russell, Fung worked for a family office in Asia where her responsibilities included ESG integration, equity analysis and advising on philanthropy. She has worked as an expert in ESG and sustainable investment since 2008, including ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... will want to vote on all equities with no exceptions, Snowdon said. "Others will be happy to vote on a percentage of each equity, or on contentious votes only, or in certain markets, or a combination. A securities lending agent such as Northern Trust ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... companies involved in thermal coal. At the same time it's worth noting that in 2015, one of the most profitable private equity investments involved the purchase of the Vale Point power station in NSW for $1 million, which is now earning over $2.5m per ...

Amundi reports increased demand for fixed income ETFs, ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... global head of ETF, indexing and smart beta sales. "It is true that most clients are familiar with well known, plain-vanilla equity ETF, and for the last 5 years, we have observed a strong growth the fixed income market, specifically cooperate, high ...

Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Saturna is seeking mandates from Australian institutional investors for their two sustainability strategies: international equity and fixed income, Klimo said. Klimo was recently in Australia with Peter Mitchell of Kings Gate Capital PartNers. Klimo ...

Eurozone outperforms North America in ESG investing: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
Fund manager Amundi has identified a performance divergence between Eurozone and North American equity portfolios that integrate ESG criteria. Amundi recently analysed data from January 2018 to June 2019 to analyse the performance of 1,700 companies ...

HESTA names Andrew Major chief risk and compliance officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... career" In his previous role, Major led a team responsible for managing the Fund's investments in the Infrastructure, Private Equity, Property and other alternative investment strategies, including Impact Investments. Blakey underlined that comprehensive ...

ESG data can augment low-volatility quant strategies: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... seeking strategies, according to Northern Trust Asset Management. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management, Northern Trust Northern Trust Asset Management has designed the Quality Low Volatility strategy that combines a ...