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KiwiSaver exclusions not necessarily a performance drag: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
KiwiSaver providers will be banned from investing in fossil fuels and controversial weapons later this year, but analysis from ISS suggests there will not be a negative impact on returns from those exclusions. There are currently nine default KiwiSaver ...

Powerful signal on climate with votes, court decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Shareholder votes against management at Chevron and ExxonMobil and a ruling by a Dutch court against Royal Dutch Shell intensifies the focus on the oil and gas industry, but experts say all Australian company directors should heed advice when it comes ...

Perennial launches boutique ESG business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Perennial Partners has spun its ESG team and flagship ESG fund into a separate boutique investment business. Perennial Better Future will include the Perennial Better Future Trust and the associated active ETF, the eInvest Better Future Fund (IMPQ) ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
As the depth and size of the global green bond market has grown in the past decade, it is evolving towards a more regulated definition of "green-ness" and ability to achieve carbon reduction aims, according to BNP Paribas Asset Management. BNP Paribas ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The median ESG wholesale managed fund has returned 6.6% p.a. over the past three years, but the top ESG managed fund has shown nearly three times that return, according to research from Rainmaker Information. The Australian Ethical Emerging Companies ...

Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Australian boards may be setting ethical values for companies, but routine actions by CEOs and other executives may not reflect those values, posing serious risks for companies, according to research published by the Actuaries Institute. The research ...

ESG managed fund fees revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
ESG equities managed funds are cheaper than non-ESG equities funds, according to the latest Rainmaker Information research into wholesale managed fund fees. A review of fees charged by 76 ESG managed funds found they charged an average 0.8% pa, being ...

Green economy a multi-trillion dollar opportunity: FTSE Russell

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
The global green investment economy is growing faster than the overall equity market and currently represents a US$4 trillion market cap opportunity, according to research from FTSE Russell. FTSE Russell Green Revenues 2.0 Data Model has identified ...

Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Climate Action 100+ will conduct its first sector-specific strategy with companies in the aviation industry, including Qantas. Aviation is the first in a series of sector strategies that is being developed to help investors "push for greater ambition ...

Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
An industry superannuation fund has been recognised for its investment leadership and best superannuation fund product in the annual Money magazine Best of the Best Awards. HESTA was named best innovation for ESG investment leadership, and Best ESG ...