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Extreme weather increases through Autumn 2019: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... occurrence, of extreme high and low temperatures, heavy precipitation, dry days, strong winds and changes in sea levels. The data is collected at the end of each season following the release of data from the Bureau of Meteorology. The data is collected ...

MSCI Barra purchases data analytics firm Carbon Delta

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
MSCI subsidiary MSCI Barra (Suisse) SA rl is purchasing Zurich-based environmental fintech and data analytics firm, Carbon Delta AG. Carbon Delta is a provider of climate change scenario analysis, and MSCI and Carbon Delta "will create an extensive ...

PRI names six super funds to Leaders' Group for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... amongst all our signatories," the PRI said. The PRI developed the list using signatories' reporting responses and assessment data to identify those that are "doing great work in responsible investment, both across their organisation, and with a particular ...

Emerging markets bring exposure to unmanaged ESG risk: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... were especially important in emerging markets - corporate governance, human capital, business ethics, product governance and data privacy and security. The research also found that while the emerging market index had a higher weighted risk score than ...

Retail investors would accept lower returns for ethical performance: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... hard-headed investment decisions. "Now we know that institutional investors do not have a monopoly on sophisticated judgment. The data shows that Australian retail investors are now keenly aware of the importance of reputation, transparency, ethical ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... of information is out of step with investor expectations, ACSI said. "We were actually surprised and disappointed at the data that we found - or failed to find," Davidson said. "We found that across the board, when it comes to workplace safety, number ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... investing is no longer a niche area and has been brought to the mainstream, because of increased access to more granular data, more sophisticated analysis, shifting societal understanding of sustainability and a growing awareness that ESG factors can ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... negatively impact their returns," Holder said. "That may not be the case, but that perception does exist as came through the data as well." Crestone Wealth Management has published an education piece in 2018 for its clients, addressing the theme of socially ...

Man Group launches proprietary ESG analytics tool for portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... to monitor non-financial risks and ESG factors across single issuers, portfolios and indices and also features stewardship data, offering a real-time overview of a portfolio's proxy voting performance and statistics. "The genesis of the project was to ...

T. Rowe Price evaluates sustainability impacts of plastic consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... legislation and regulation. "The consumers appear to be moving faster than regulators on this," Drew said. "One of the interesting data points is what fast moving consumer goods companies are doing in terms of trying to change their plastic profile. ...