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Perennial awarded $100m Mercer mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... includes the Perennial Better Future Trust and the associated active ETF, the eInvest Better Future Fund (IMPQ) and also manages ESG initiatives across the Perennial Group. The Better Future Strategy is an actively managed portfolio that focuses on small ...

Innova launches ESG model portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Innova Asset Management has launched a range of ESG-focused model portfolios that will donate at least 20% of fund revenue to four identified Australian charities. The Innova Sustainable Future Managed Account Solution portfolios apply negative and ...

Consultation on faith-based products opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... government would review the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test because of "unintended and negative consequences" on ESG integration and ethical investing. Jones also called out an "alarming anomaly" in the YFYS performance test which he said ...

Strong demand for ESG products, but education needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Retail investors and financial advisers are reporting strong levels of action on ESG investing, but recent research suggests that both sides of the conversation are seeking further education and have doubts about greenwashing and alignment between personal ...

Resource efficiency a marker for investment performance: Osmosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... they're going to be stranded is if all other sectors are stopping using them. "In that case, active risk just becomes risk." ESG strategies have performed well since 2018, but thus far in 2022, ESG benchmarks have underperformed because they are ...

Schroders' sustainable multi-asset fund receives RIAA certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... has been a key research priority for the team for many years and this will continue given the ever-increasing importance of ESG themes to companies, investors and regulators, said Schroders' CIO and head of multi-asset Simon Doyle said. "We aim to look ...

CBA expands ESG term deposit to foreign currencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) will broaden the offering of its ESG term deposit (TD) to international currencies including US dollars and euros. Since launch in December 2021, the ESG TD has raised more than AU$1.5 billion in funding, which is ...

Australian investors withdraw from ESG funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Australia investors withdrew funds from equity managed funds - including ESG-focused funds - for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Calastone. Calastone has published the quarterly Fund Flow Index Australia, which ...

Driving ESG engagement via credit portfolios: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Engaging with credit issuers on material ESG concerns can drive constructive dialogue and communicate with a broader range of corporate stakeholders, according to Neuberger Berman. "On the debt side we could be 10-20% of the debt," said Neuberger Berman ...

LGT Crestone hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Management's deputy chief investment officer Kevin Wan Lum. She is tasked with managing Crestone's environmental impact through ESG and sustainability-related initiatives and "plays a crucial role in ensuring the firm's core sustainability ...