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U Ethical makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Australia's most experienced ethical investor, with its first funds established in 1985," she said. "Its north star of investing with purpose, and improving our world through the power of ethical investing, is a huge attraction for me - enabling me to ...

The challenge of evaluating impact investing's fundamentals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Defining positive impact is a challenge for investors, and advisers need to evaluate fund managers' impact claims against their intentionality, the measurability of social or environmental impact, and the manager's contribution towards that impact ...

Climate change a macro trend, driving secular themes: J. P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... the last one, and climate change is clearly going to be a clear component of that." J.P. Morgan Asset Management are investing in "select utilities companies" that they believe are leaders in the energy transition. "These names are typically in Europe ...

Responsible investment funds surge past $100 billion: Plan For Life

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... conjunction with ESG integration or positive screening and related FUM increased 47% over the year," Solomon said. "Impact investing is the fastest growing approach, up 86.7% but currently only adopted by 2% of products." ISS owns Rainmaker Group, publisher ...

ANZ takes $50 million stake in Pollination Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
ANZ is investing $50 million for a minority equity stake in specialist climate change and nature-based solutions investment and advisory firm Pollination Group. ANZ and Pollination announced that they will form a new strategic partnership to deliver ...

CEFC, super funds allocate to IFM Investors private equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... downstream customers, channel partners and industry peers. "We're delighted that the CEFC, legalsuper and HESTA are investing with IFM at such an exciting time for the private equity sector," said IFM Investors head of private equity Stuart Wardman-Browne. ...

Rest taps Calvert, Parametric for enhanced ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley. "As a pioneer in responsible investing, we recognised decades ago that strong environmental, social and governance practices can have positive implications for corporate ...

Weighing climate risk in corporate bonds: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... or those in the middle. This doesn't mean you don't invest in anything, but there has to be a recognition that you're investing an increasing amount of capital in companies that currently may have poor practices, but are making the commitment to change." ...

Five reasons investors should adopt an active versus passive ESG approach

JOEL CONNELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... the investment philosophy and approach adopted by a fund aligns with their personal philosophy around ESG/sustainable investing. As an active manager, Bell Asset Management (Bell) admittedly have a clear bias in the active versus passive debate, but ...

American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... further, and the issues that are linked to a future, sustainable economy, said American Century head of ESG and sustainable investing Sarah Bratton Hughes. "Labour is the ultimate scarce resource," Hughes said. "We've seen in the US over 20 million workers ...