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Combining quality measures with ESG can yield higher returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... well, but MSCI has less than two years' data," said Bert Rebelo, senior vice president- institutional business and strategy Asia Pacific, asset management at Northern Trust. "I think it would actually lend itself to emerging markets, but we can't prove ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... sophisticated approaches and they think it's more important. That is really interesting to us, particularly in the context of Asia Pacific. We found that overall, South Africa and Asian Pacific investors really get it." However, the survey found that ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... references widely recognised standards of best practice and will be beneficial as Westpac expands lending activities across Asia, Toohill added.

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... technique for managing ESG exposures, and it is an extensively used technique, said Jon Shead, head of portfolio strategy Asia Pacific at SSgA. It is less commonly used in passive mandates, but rather seen as part of active equity management, Shead said. ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... partner for the S&P 500 and FTSE350 climate change disclosures, and will also take on scoring disclosures for the CDP Southeast Asia region. "As one of our key partners, FCS has been a valuable asset to our investor and supply chain members and to CDP," ...

ASrIA appoints two to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia ( ASrIA ) has appointed Simon Copley and David Li to its board of directors. Copley is a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong and has worked for PwC since 1985. He leads PwC's ...

RIAA launches RI Academy in Canada, India

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... is partnering with the R esponsible Investment Association (RIA) and is building off an existing relationship with across Asia with the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA). "It's been part of our strategy over the past ...

AMP Capital, Goodman join GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). AMP Capital, which is one of the largest real estate fund managers in Asia-Pacific, has assets under management of US$20 billion and "believes that consideration of ESG factors should be woven into ...

Pangolin Associates hires Sam Phua

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... well as the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program. Pangolin will now offer the verification service to airports in the Asia Pacific region. "With Sam on board Pangolin will become the go to carbon management specialist for airports," said Iain Smale ...

ANREV real estate investors outperform global GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Members of the Asian Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV) outperformed the global sample in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) in the areas of management and policy, but need to improve their implementation ...