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Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Stewart Investors has launched its Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Leaders Sustainability Fund in Australia. The fund invests "in high-quality, mid- to large-cap companies that are considered to be well positioned to benefit from, and contribute to, sustainable ...

Australian companies under "extreme pressure" over ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Australian companies are under "extreme" pressure to improve ESG practices and corporate culture, integrate technology and strengthen reputations in the next 12 months, according to a survey from FTI Consulting. The FTI Consulting 2021 Resilience Barometer ...

AXA IM looks to launch forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers is planning to launch a forestry fund off the back of acquiring an Australian forestry asset earlier this year. In July, AXA Investment Managers' Alts team aquired 24,000 hectares of Australian woodland, the Green Triangle ...

Boards have responsibility to manage ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Ethics and managing material ethical issues is a board responsibility, but directors can be at risk of having tunnel vision and not recognising the impacts of their decisions, according to the Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership. Cranlana Centre ...

Janus Henderson launches sustainable ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Janus Henderson has launched a global sustainable equity active ETF on the ASX. The Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity Active ETF (ticker 'FUTR') will invest in global companies "that are positioned to confront the challenges posed by megatrends ...

Investment consultants launch net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Twelve investment consulting firms including two Australian firms have launched the Net Zero Investment Consultants Initiative (NZICI). Frontier, JANA and other investment consultants responsible for advising institutional asset owners on assets of ...

APAC data centre operator inks $2.1bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
An Asia-Pacific data centre operator with facilities in Australia has converted its existing $2.1 billion corporate loans into a sustainability linked loan (SLL). AirTrunk's SLL, which matures in 2025, is linked to targets including diversity and ...

Greenpeace reveals greenwashing ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Setting and meeting a 100% renewable electricity goal by 2025 is "the key measure of credibility of any corporate climate action plan," according to Greenpeace. Greenpeace Australia Pacific has launched Hero to zero: uncovering the truth of corporate ...

Integrating ESG into securitised asset strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Assessing the ESG characteristics of mortgage and other asset-backed securities (ABS) are an "essential component" of investing in securitised markets, according to Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM). However, ESG integration has been "largely ...

MUFG, First Sentier announce head of Sustainable Investment Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Karadzhova will be responsible for developing the institute's research programme which will include macro-level research on sustainable investment topics, market trends and industry practices. Karadzhova comes to the institute from MSCI, where she was ...