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Inflows to sustainability options on BT platforms double

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... their clients, with the vast majority preferring to implement these solutions via managed accounts, BT stated, citing research from Investment Trends. BT defines funds as prioritising sustainability, which means funds that go beyond ESG integration to ...

Rest taps Calvert, Parametric for enhanced ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Rest has awarded an enhanced ESG mandate to Parametric Portfolio Associates and Calvert Research and Management to provide further diversification to its Sustainable Growth ethical investment option. Parametric and Calvert will implement ethical and ...

CFOs see ESG action as central: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... investor or shareholder demands, but say that measuring return on ESG action is a top barrier to doing more, according to research from Deloitte. Deloitte's most recent CFO Sentiment Survey showed action on ESG by finance executives - 70% say their ...

Weighing climate risk in corporate bonds: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... knowledge that the portfolio's carbon intensity is improving over time, said Joshua Kendall, head of responsible investment (research and stewardship), Insight Investment. "There's a long tail of companies moving through the sustainability journey," ...

Bank Australia taps NAB executive as chief impact officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... contribute to." Courville is a director of the Global Compact Network Australia, a commissioner for International Agricultural Research, supporting ACIAR, and a director of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. Prior to her nine-year stint at NAB, Courville ...

ASX300 action on modern slavery "lagging"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Rights, and remediation is still often described as the forgotten pillar," Bartram said. MCFS and ISS ESG's Norm-Based Research on modern slavery controversies finds that there is a focus on measures that "don't necessarily address root causes," ...

PGIM creates global head of ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... consultants, regulators, and industry associations. She joined PGIM Fixed Income in 2020 as the inaugural head of ESG Research. In that role, Unanyants-Jackson was responsible with continuing to integrate ESG considerations into all aspects of the fixed ...

YFYS, tracking error a challenge to ESG adoption: Parametric

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... outcome against the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test. However, Global implementation specialist Parametric research suggests that the tracking error impacts of ESG integration can be minimised and may not be as much of a threat as initially ...

ESG adds performance boost to equity funds: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... performance, but the performance premium differs between domestic Australian versus international equities, according to research from Rainmaker Information. In the latest Wholesale Advantage report, Rainmaker found that as at November 2021, there was ...

Using data, reporting to fill in the steps to net zero 2050: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... metrics, physical risk and transition risk details for the portfolio level, according to Scott Bennett, head of quantitative research and client solutions, Australia and New Zealand at Northern Trust Asset Management. "Many of the institutional investors ...