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The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... had a year to date return of 1.77% and the MSCI World index had a return of 2.12%. It has long been a perception that ESG data in emerging markets has lagged that of developed markets. While true historically with information improving, gaps in ESG information ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... strategies can augment risk analysis, although there are challenges in finding information about private sector issuers. ESG data can be used to analyse holdings both top down and bottom up - to avoid concentrations of individual or collective ESG risks ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... providers," Kuijpers said. "When we started thinking about integrating ESG factors into our investment process, there was only ESG data from MSCI. The DWS Engine now covers 14,000 companies globally. It's integral to every investment action we take." ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... significant hurdles to developing a common taxonomy. Rainmaker Information is gathering intelligence and analysis on ESG data in superannuation funds and investment managers to analyse performance, and Alex Dunnin, executive director of research and ...

Integrating climate impacts in quant strategies: Acadian Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... and governance (ESG) data into its strategies and manages bespoke sustainable portfolios on behalf of clients as well. ESG data can be used to enhance risk adjusted return in both growth and value strategies, according to Matt Picone, vice-president ...

Three lessons when assessing ESG risks

JOSHUA KENDALL  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... qualitative judgement to overweight the bigger risks Do not rely on a single data provider. There is no single perfect ESG data provider. Each provides useful information, but there will be gaps. We believe investors need a systematic way of digesting ...

U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... coverage and innovative research." She has expertise in environmental systems, innovation projects and the integration of ESG data into investment strategies and decision-making. In her career she has assisted organisations in the design and delivery ...

The TCFD framework - What is it and how can it be applied to investment analysis?

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... reporting, particularly if TCFD reporting becomes compulsory. The availability of scenario analysis tools is increasing. ESG data providers are developing new climate transition metrics that look at whether companies and portfolios are aligned with the ...

Do founder-led listed companies outperform on E, S and G metrics?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Listed companies that are led by founders can demonstrate resilient value generation because of an alignment to long-term return, but a focus on long-term governance at founder-led companies is not always correlated to environmental and social out-performance. ...

Northern Trust expands ESG Insights risk analytics suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... and corporate fixed income, but in future, it could be extended to other asset classes. Providing analytics relating to ESG data is part of the evolving remit of custodians' responsibilities, Boccassini said. "Many of our clients come to us as the first ...