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Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... "Some super funds and investment managers talk a big game on ESG," said Alex Dunnin, Rainmaker Information's head of Research, in Money. "HESTA leads by example and sets the pace. Even better, it shows us that doing this make the fund better, boosts ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio managers and analysts to generate performance in line with products' objectives, Alcock said. "The analysis and research is funded by investors... it should be contributing to the performance of the products, particularly if you're an active ...

ESG funds continue strong performance: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian Catholic Super's Employer's Socially Responsible option returned 2.8%. The benchmark was 0.6% Further, research from Rainmaker Information shows that that the top performing balanced funds on a risk-adjusted basis were either ESG funds ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... electricity generation, and limits exposure to those producing oil and gas or gas-fired power generation. The basis for research in companies on this topic is information garnered from CDP questionaries, which companies fill out voluntarily, said Jaime ...

Social, economic consequences of climate change "devastating": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... challenges in evaluating companies' emissions data, said Joop Huij, head of factor investing equities and factor index research. "If we look at the data, at the very best, it's self-reported data - it's biased," he said. "It's something ...

State of the climate report confirms need for climate-aware investing: Future Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... 2020, 7.31% in the three years to June 2020 and 6.48% in past five years to 2020, according to Rainmaker Information research. That puts it in fourth place for ESG options across all asset classes. "The increasing urgency around climate change, the increasing ...

Women continue to make strides in ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... and not in line roles with profit and loss responsibility, roles that typically lead to promotion to CEO levels. Recent research conducted by EY and the 30% Club revealed that "despite the clear dividing line between management and governance, the most ...

Mercer launches analytics, advisory tool for climate transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... under 2 degrees, ideally 1.5 degrees, in line with IPCC recommendations." ACT draws on data sources from major data and research firms, and combines information on scope 1 and scope 2 emissions; scope 3 will be considered in the future. The data is ranked ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... "It's about bringing the networks to the table when we're talking about modern slavery issues, but it's also about the research," Samuel said. "Walk Free is known for its research outputs. Having that means that IAST APAC not flying in the dark on this ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... expectations for a Democrat-sweep and some caution over the prospect of a contested election," said David Page, head of macro research, and Chris Iggo, chief investment officer, at AXA Investment Managers. "This has removed some support for value stocks ...