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Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... worst performer was Afghanistan, which "has suffered after many years of conflict. Politically and socially unstable, little data is available on environmental factors." Australia's ESG performance is "generally strong, driven by social and governance ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... ESG signals can be applied to shorting strategies. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil But there are fund managers that use ESG data for shorting purposes, and say that using the technique can add alpha to a fund's performance, and can also be used as a signal ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... happens if the government lifts its ambition to align with a 2 degree world, under the third scenario. Under each scenario the data is pulled apart, and you get different outcomes." Under all three regulatory scenarios, the sectors that faced the greatest ...

40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... sector and to do that, we need to know the extent to which power plants are being used, and outside the US and the EU, the data is unreliable or out of date," Gray said. "That's why we thought of using satellite imagery. We used a combination of commercial ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... and governance (ESG) factors such as diversity are material economic indicators and Rosenberg Equities is using diversity data to improve its own earnings forecasts", said Ms McDonald. AXA IM manages AU$ 714 billion of ESG-integrated assets under management ...

GPIF selects S&P Down Jones Indices for ESG benchmarks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Osaka Securities Exchange in Japan. "We are honored to be working with GPIF and JPX to raise market awareness for higher ESG data transparency and disclosure," said Alex Matturri, CEO of S&P Dow Jones Indices. "As the only carbon indices selected by ...

United Nations Development Programme launches SDG Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... an annual gap of $2.5 trillion, according to UNCTAD. SDG Impact will provide investors and businesses with country-level data and SDG investment roadmaps, UNDP said. The initiative "spells out the need for investors and companies of all sizes to adapt ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... There was an uptick in water consumption, which increased year-on-year by just over 1.2% for the region, GRESB said. "The new data paints a picture of a region not only further raising the bar on sustainability performance, but also paving a clear path ...

Climate Bond Initiative identifies nearly 400 green infrastructure projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The Climate Bonds Initiative has presented data and analysis on the state of green bond investment and the potential and need for green infrastructure investment in ...

Responsible investment reaches tipping point, more work to come: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... CEO RIAA has issued the 17 th annual Australian Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2018 in conjunction with KPMG. The data shows that $866 billion are now managed as responsible investments, representing 55% of all professionally managed assets ...