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American Century launches small cap fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... for small cap earnings growth and attractive small cap valuations relative to large caps." The fund is benchmarked to the MSCI ACWI Small Cap Net ($AUD) Index, and the minimum suggested time frame for investment is at least five years. Gurwich noted ...

Resolution Capital nab MSCI ESG exec for analyst role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Resolution Capital has hired an ESG analyst from MSCI. Morgan Ellis has joined the specialist global listed real assets investment manager from MSCI, where he was vice president, ESG research. Ellis has extensive investment research experience specialising ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability, they walk the talk." In addition to the 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 ...

Inconsistent data a challenge to ESG uptake: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... which one they should use and why. The next challenge is data consistency. Take carbon footprints for example, if you use MSCI and you're comparing the carbon footprint data from Trucost, why would they have different views on the companies you invest ...

Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... delivered an annualised return of 13.4%, net of fees as of the end of August, compared with a 9.1% return for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, net of withholding tax. Stewart Investors is a recognised leader in sustainable investing - ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... management in Asia, Japan, and Australia and New Zealand combined as of June 2021, a 240% from Q2 2020. She also pointed to MSCI's 2021 Global Institutional Investor survey, which found that 79% percent of APAC investors increased ESG investments "significantly" ...

Janus Henderson launches sustainable ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... said. The ETF's high-conviction portfolio of 50-70 companies carries a carbon footprint that is 85% less than that of the MSCI World Index. "2021 marks the 30-year anniversary of the Global Sustainable Equity strategy," Chamberlayne said. "Environmental ...

MUFG, First Sentier announce head of Sustainable Investment Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... macro-level research on sustainable investment topics, market trends and industry practices. Karadzhova comes to the institute from MSCI, where she was an ESG analyst and utilities sector lead. In her role, she was responsible for utilities sector and ...

Assessing animal testing as a governance issue: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Roc-Sennett, head of ESG and thought leadership, Vontobel Quality Growth. Roc-Sennett identified 448 companies within the MSCI All Country World Index that are flagged by Sustainalytics for using animal testing. Jurisdictions like the US, EU and Australia ...

Evergreen launches responsible investment fund index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... investment process. ERIG Index takes a top-down approach. "Bottom up speaks to the work that groups like Sustainalytics and MSCI that rate companies in a fund, using a questionnaire that they send through to the company or through the company's publicly ...