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Using quant approaches to implement climate change targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... the moment," Picone noted. "We believe applying a variety of approaches - some divestment, some tilting, some active ownership targeting climate laggards and having positive exposures to climate leaders is a sensible approach, particularly if you believe ...

PE, VC vehicles to drive sustainable investment pipeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... invests in companies with the aim of promoting sustainable food supply chains. She pointed to Artesian's active ownership process in working with founders through due diligence and beyond as other strengths to the VC process. Alan Yu, co-founder ...

Investors identify positive impact through multiple finance strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... buying first time houses, or entering the middle class for the first time, and Nelson links Stewart Investors' active ownership process as part of generating positive impacts for its investors. Stewart Investors engages with HDFC on topics including ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... reform proxy voting raised by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg earlier this week. "When [super fund trustees] talk about active ownership, we simply cannot go and talk to every company that we invest in about what they're doing on climate change and climate ...

Consultant launches responsible investment index for manager selection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... process." The EIRG index looks at how managers implement ESG integration, negative screening, norms-based screening, active ownership, positive screening, thematic investing and impact investing, integrating principles outlined by RIAA and the UN Principles ...

RIAA adviser guide aims at education in ESG space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... that clients are not surprised by investments that they did not expect. Yo Takatsuki, head of ESG research and active ownership at AXA Investment Management also highlighted that in addition to having information on fund options, it is also important ...

Zenith creates ESG framework for fund classification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... the perspective of defining the strategies and practises to incorporate ESG factors in investment decisions and active ownership, Higgins said. "The very fast moving pool of data in ESG," he said. "That is potentially problematic because when you see ...

Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... company meetings. Where funds describe themselves as "active owners," they should publish information about their active ownership strategies. In addition to the complete and timely disclosure practices recommended above, funds could demonstrate active ...

Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... meant making a commitment around transparency and accountability as an asset owner," she said. "We developed an active ownership and engagement policy complete with objectives. The really cool thing was that we linked them back to the fund and what we ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... pandemic is the first real 'acid test' of ESG investment theory," said Yo Takatsuki, head of ESG research and active ownership, AXA IM. "There is no surprise that the pandemic is having a huge impact on the rapid stock market decline." Takatsuki noted ...