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First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... sister publication Financial Standard, the $120 billion industry super fund has announced it will divest $40 million of its equity portfolio, including its indexed exposures, from thermal coal miners from October and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions ...

Fidelity International launches Sustainable Water and Waste Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... of climate change and water scarcity. In response to this, Fidelity International - Australia is now launching a global equity fund focused on waste and water, which sits neatly within an over-arching ESG investment framework."

Insight Investment launches proprietary ESG risk rating system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... controlling shareholders, because a controlling shareholder might be good for stability and consistency. Whereas if you're an equity shareholder, a controlling shareholder might be quite negative." Executive remuneration has very little impact on risk ...

Ethical approach yields investment benefits: Crescent Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... means, and making the case and the proposition that could mean a lot of things - contributing to the community, fairness, equity in terms of the redistribution of wealth," Yassine said. "The other principle is the standards we apply to our investments ...

Demand for climate aware, ESG investment: State Street Global Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... really big plus, and we've seen a very good response for clients and prospects." The State Street Climate ESG International Equity Fund "seeks to achieve capital growth and income in line with the MSCI World ex-Australia Index, subject to delivering ...

EdTech sector shows investment, impact opportunities: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... highlighting venture capital land listed equities as asset classes. Credit Suisse manages the Luxembourg-based Edutainment Equity Fund, which invests worldwide in "shares of innovative and fast-growing companies that derive the majority of their revenues ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... impact investments held by Australian investors comprise real assets ($2.2 billion), private debt ($287 million), public equity ($195 million), private equity ($97 million), social impact bonds (SIBs) ($66 million) and others ($44 million)." The study ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Nathalie Wallace, global head ESG investment strategy. State Street Global Advisors The State Street Climate ESG International Equity Fund "seeks to achieve capital growth and income in line with the MSCI World ex-Australia Index, subject to delivering ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... are poised to capture market opportunity. Ama Seery, ESG analyst, Janus Henderson. The Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity Strategy invests in companies whose products and services are "considered by the investment manager as contributing to positive ...

Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... through 2020." During her tenure, NGS Super has also conducted a greenhouse gas intensity measurement of their Australian equity holdings with a plan to measure international equities in 2021 and move forward through the rest of the portfolio in 2022. ...