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COP26 outcomes means increased focus on physical risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... something you can hold issuers to account," he said. "If they pledge nothing, there's nothing to hold to account. There is research out there that companies that have made pledges perform better in terms of actually moving to manage risk and to decarbonise." ...

Tracking sustainability as quantitative strategy: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... signals including value, sentiment and quality, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). SSGA recently published research explaining how their Active Quantitative Equity (AQE) team evaluates companies on ESG characteristics, which they believe ...

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... will continue to be applied going forward," Victor said. This will also appeal to young people, Victor said, with recent research undertaken by SSGA showing that about 50% of young investors are looking for ESG ETFs and expect to invest over the next ...

ESG investing "fastest growing" priority for advisers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Responsible investing is the fastest growing priority area for advisers, according to new research from Investment Trends. Advisers have identified three challenges - ESG, capital protection and mounting compliance burden, according to the 2021 Adviser ...

Perpetual launches active ESG ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... for investors looking for an active portfolio with an ESG overlay," Gillespie said. According to Rainmaker Information research, at the end of September 2021, total exchange traded product FUM was $125.3 billion dollars, of which active ETFs represent ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Failing to manage material ESG issues effectively will constitute a business failure by 2030, according to research from KPMG Australia. Increasing regulation and expectations from employees, customers and investors means businesses will have to transform ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia and New Zealand are well represented in the cohort who joined the various pledges that underpin the GFANZ. Recent research by the Aotearoa NZ Investor Coalition for Net Zero showed that the vast majority of asset managers - 89% - either have ...

Top 100 asset owners "hold keys" to net zero: Willis Towers Watson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... manage more than $30 trillion, but only 14 of those asset owners are accredited as being net-zero committed, according to research from Willis Towers Watson. The world's 100 largest asset owners (AO100) grew by 15.7% last year to reach US$23.5 trillion ...

Inconsistent data a challenge to ESG uptake: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... applied and available for analytics. This is especially important as more and more fund managers are building in-house ESG research teams. To provide that level of flexibility, we have launched a new offer focusing on open ESG architecture so that clients ...

AI-based trading platform to integrate ESG data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... with unstructured data sets that measure market sentiment and emotions. Jaaims is integrating data and ESG scores from research provider Sustainalytics to augment their existing datasets, said Jaaims CEO Tui Eruera. Jaaims notes that their AI algorithm ...