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Consultant launches responsible investment index for manager selection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... stages, Evergreen Consulting will build out the granularity of its evaluation, to delve further into what sorts of negative screens managers implement, gain more clarity on positive screens, and eventually align manager activities to the Sustainable ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
ESG analysis can be integrated into multi-asset investing strategies using both top down ethical screens and bottom-up ESG signal integration to construct portfolios covering commodities, credit as well as equities, according to First Sentier Investors. ...

Perennial sustainable small cap fund shows double-digit returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... we're focused on outcomes, so we thought it made sense to make the change now." The Better Futures Trust applies several screens to the portfolio - one screen is a minimum market cap of $50 million. Perennial then applies a negative screen, eliminating ...

ESG investment professional salaries revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... on size and complexity of investment teams, Kaizen Recruitment said. The roles can range from developing basic ethical screens, and proxy voting through to undertaking in-depth research into companies' current operations and strategy to assess how this ...

Successful ESG integration: moving from why to how

GUILLAUME MASCOTTO  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... popular guidance based on ESG overlays (such as ESG analysis separated from fundamental analysis) or inserts (top-down SRI screens) runs the risk of obscuring which ESG issues are financially material and under which valuation technique or scenario would ...

Understanding Impact Investment

MATTHEW TOMINC  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... governance measures. What are the challenges of impact investment? Impact investments are different from negative and positive screens because they aim to create additional, positive social and environmental impacts. This 'additional-ty' requirement ...

ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... investment methodology as key reasons behind the demand and return of ETHI. "ETHI applies some of the most stringent ESG screens in the industry," said Ilan Israelstam, head of strategy at BetaShares. "There's also an additional layer of oversight ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... include those earning 5% or more of revenue from fossil fuels and their supply chains. SRI options had three specific screens: climate change, ethical and convention and controversy-based screens, and provided scope to remove companies on discretionary ...

ESG in fixed income more than green bonds: Daintree

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... their revenue, all the way through to more specific factors like percentage of revenue in industry categories." Daintree screens out coal and energy extraction companies on environmental grounds, among other exclusions such as tobacco, controversial ...

Strong inflows to sustainable option: Stockspot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... centres, nuclear energy, junk food and companies embroiled in human rights controversies. The portfolios also use positive screens to include companies that "are leading in sustainable activities (such as renewable energy, recycling, and energy efficient ...