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Abrdn launches sustainable Asian active ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... ETF fund as 'the first cab off the rank' was a reflection of abrdn's 30 years of experience in managing Asia Pacific equities, the centrality of ESG to its investment approaches, as well as the opportunities abrdn currently sees for investors in Asia ...

Vanguard launches positive impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Vanguard Australia has launched a positive impact global equities fund that aims to outperform the broad global equities market with a "measurable impact on global environmental and social challenges." The Vanguard Active Positive Impact Fund is a concentrated ...

First Sentier Investors hires industry exec to new ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... executive to a newly created ESG role. Kristen Le Mesurier will join First Sentier as head of ESG for the firm's Australian Equities Growth team. She starts on 17 October. Le Mesurier joins First Sentier from Platypus Asset Management, where she ran ...

BNP Paribas names APAC head of stewardship

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Engagement Program, a collaborative engagement program that runs in parallel to Climate Action 100+. Before that, Ho was an equities portfolio manager at JP Morgan Asset Management for more than 10 years. "We are very pleased to welcome Jane to BNP Paribas ...

Australian Ethical chief investment officer resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... past 11 years. In total, he's been with Australian Ethical for almost 14 years, having joined in January 2009 as an equities analyst and portfolio manager. When Macri took over the fund manager had about $600 million in funds under management. It ...

Low carbon APAC ETF lists on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... portfolios and at the same time, seek out related opportunities," said SGX Group senior managing director and head of equities Michael Syn. "This product caters to the increasing demand from investors who wish to incorporate climate consideration into ...

bfinance sounds alarm on "overly simplistic" carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... investment and environmental perspective." Mays cautions that investors "must think broadly about integrating low carbon equities into their portfolios," given scrutiny over investments with high emissions and the legitimacy of data is intensifying. ...

NZ Super Fund shifts $25 billion to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... effect on 1 July 2022. The changes apply to the fund's reference portfolio benchmark and its passive investments in global equities. The fund previously tracked a custom version of the MSCI All Country World Investible Market Total Return Index. Implementation ...

Clear link between ESG performance and shareholder return: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... returns, according to Federated Hermes. However, the relationship between ESG and stronger return is non-linear, the global equities team has found. The performance doesn't come from ESG leaders outperforming, but rather stems from the fact that companies ...

Invest in sustainable development for positive return: RadiantESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... sub-adviser on a US mutual fund with US$30 million in assets under management. The focus of the fund US small and mid-cap equities with a growth orientation. In 2021, HSBC Asset Management took a minority stake in RadiantESG. The independent asset management ...