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Successful ESG integration: moving from why to how

GUILLAUME MASCOTTO  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... investing has evolved from a question about why ESG is important to how it can be most effectively implemented. ESG investing is an evolving concept that currently lacks standardised definitions, consistency and a solid baseline for analysis and measurement. ...

Government reforms aim for increased super transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... latest proposed reforms to superannuation have raised concerns that they might impinge on funds' ability to use ESG investing strategies. In Tuesday's budget speech, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg introduced the Your Super, Your Future package, including ...

Does it pay to worry about ESG factors in emerging markets?

ERNEST YEUNG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... strong or improving ESG standards are underappreciated, thereby offering long-term price improvement potential. While ESG investing has entered the mainstream in developed markets, these factors are still not as widely incorporated when investing in ...

Majority of asset owners identify ESG importance: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... insurers and family offices are "to a lesser extent focused on ESG issues however that gap in sentiment towards ESG investing is narrowing over time," the fund found. European investors lead the world when it comes to a focus on ESG investing. Of all ...

State Street Global Advisors to list new ESG ETF on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Street Global Advisors said. "If you think about this in the context of an ETF product, we are providing access to ESG investing through a process of democratisation that makes ESG more accessible to everyone," Victor said. ".... We have seen more broadly ...

ESG ETP assets under management triple in last three years: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... development, VanEck. "Institutional has led the way, and retail is catching on. Ultimately, as the body of research behind ESG investing and the actually impact on performance, grows and becomes more robust over time, and clearly demonstrates that with ...

Transformational investment needed to address systemic risk: WEF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... ESG-driven investing in the short term has been resilient through COVID-19 without adding the subsequent point that that ESG investing is strategic and long term and has to be conducted with full acknowledgment of long term systemic risks." Birgden noted ...

Increased integration of ESG in securities lending: State Street Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Street Associates State Street Associates recently released a paper, conducing analysis into the intersection of ESG investing and securities investing. Securities lending arrangements permits the beneficial owner of a security to lend it for a specified ...

JANA providing services to retail sector, eyes retail ESG services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... managed account services to financial advice and private wealth practices, with an eye to providing services around ESG investing in future. Michael Karagianis, JANA senior consultant JANA is known as an institutional investment consulting firm, but ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... responsible investment and partner, Mercer Additionally, there is evidence to suggest that fund managers that implement ESG investing styles are finding outperformance in comparison to other strategies. Companies with higher ESG ratings performed "notably ...