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VFMC hires Talieh Williams as head of investment stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... stewardship. Talieh Williams A spokesperson for VMFC confirmed that Williams will join the fund 3 February and will report to CIO Russell Clarke. Williams worked for UniSuper as manager of governance and sustainable investment from 2008 through 2019. ...

Consultation paper seeks comment on disclosure of SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... disclosing for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Professor Carol Adams Jointly authored by Professor Carol Adams, Russell Picot and Paul Druckman, Recommendations for SDG Disclosures: A consultation paper is grouped into four themes - management ...

Australian funds join international controversial weapons call

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... statement calling on index providers to remove controversial weapons from mainstream indices. The open letter was sent to FTSE Russell, Morningstar, MSCI, S&P Dow Jones Indices and STOXX. The initiative began in Switzerland and is coordinated by Swiss ...

Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
Vanguard Australia has licenses a new "values aligned" index from FTSE Russell the FTSE Developed ex Australia ex Non-Renewable Energy/Vice Products/Weapons Index. The index will form the basis for two Vanguard ESG-related products. It is the first ...

Russell Investments to implement new material ESG score methodology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
Nicki Ashton, head of strategic partnerships, Institutional Australia, Russell Investments Global asset manager Russell Investments has created a methodology to provide material ESG scores for companies within its investment universe. The methodology ...

Acorns Grow Australia to launch superannuation product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... current "Moderately Aggressive" portfolio and aims to achieve similar returns. It is invested in exchange traded funds - the Russell Investments Australian Responsible Investment ETF (RARI) and the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI). ...

Taiwan Bureau of Labor Funds selects FTSE4Good for ESG passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... wholly-owned subsidiary, Taiwan Index Plus Corp (TIP), FTSE4Good said. The FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index is part of FTSE Russell's Sustainable Investment index and data offering. "As sustainable investing is gaining traction among international investment ...

Russell Investments launches Low Carbon Global Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
Russell Investments has launched the Low Carbon Global Shares Fund, designed to reduce the exposure to carbon emissions and carbon reserves by 50% of the MSCI ACWI benchmark. James Harwood, portfolio manager, Russell Investments The fund uses Russell ...

Mercer study reveals diversity gap in investment management industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Investments, Future Fund, Mercer, NAB Asset Management, Perpetual Limited, Principal Global Investors (Australia) Limited, Russell Investments, State Street Global Advisors, UniSuper Management Pty Ltd, and Wellington. Off the back of the research, a ...

Acorns launches ethical investment portfolio option Emerald Portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Aggressive" portfolio and aims to achieve similar returns. The Emerald Portfolio is invested in exchange traded funds - the Russell Investments Australian Responsible Investment ETF (RARI) and the BetaShares BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF ...