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Assessing big tech's ESG risks and opportunities: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... that must be scrutinised. Tech companies is the sector with the largest allocation among the 20 biggest ESG funds tracked by MSCI, Aviva Investors observed. Tech companies performed essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic for workers and students ...

Climate friendly super choice could halve emissions: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... year." To reach that figure, Australian Ethical calculated the difference between the carbon footprint of investment in the MSCI World Index and the MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned Benchmark Select Index. Australian Ethical and Steggall, the independent ...

Pengana Capital reports positive impacts of equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... of tertiary education for each $100,000 increment. In that same period, the fund returned 13.7% compared to the benchmark MSCI World Total Return Index (net, AUD unhedged) return of 5.6%. "This year, the report is entitled Building Back Better, which ...

Alphinity launches SDG-aligned fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... rights principles, unnecessary pollution or avoiding a fair share of tax payments. Alphinity uses ESG research provider, MSCI for their ESG ratings. Alphinity also uses a Sustainable Compliance Committee to assess companies where nuance is needed. That ...

Schroders names APAC sustainability heads

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Fitch Ratings, where he was senior director, global head of ESG research, sustainable finance. He also previously worked for MSCI as vice president, head of fixed income, ESG research. Schroders has also named Wong Dan Chi as head of ESG integration ...

Cooper Energy announces carbon neutral certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... emissions which form their Scope 1 and 2 emissions." The use of offsets to achieve carbon neutrality is under debate, said MSCI vice president and ESG climate specialist Brendan Baker. "There is a lot of debate still regarding offsets and how these should ...

NTAM launches new quantitative low carbon strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... seeking a reduction in the carbon intensity of the portfolio and potential emissions from fossil fuel reserves, relative to the MSCI World Index benchmark. "This latest strategy underlines NTAM's philosophy and commitment to sustainable investing," said ...

Tracking ESG impact in emerging markets improving: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... assets under management. Over the 12 months to March 31 2021, it has returned 63.30%% net of fees, against the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets index, which has returned 51% to the 12 months to 31 May 2021. "In addition to ESG integration, every equity ...

ESG ratings "just opinions": Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... that having diversity in terms of the way that ratings companies are approaching ESG, it's merited and not unwelcome." MSCI vice president, ESG research Morgan Ellis notes that ratings are based on a systematic methodology that does require educating ...

Cutting the carbon without sacrificing return: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... without sacrificing returns, and may achieve outperformance, according to research from UBS. UBS identified 25 stocks from the MSCI World index which are buy or neutral rated They compared them to stocks which are sell or neutral rated and have a very ...