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Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Measuring a portfolio's carbon emissions to produce a footprint is a blunt instrument that may not accurately measure and manage climate risk, according to Platypus Asset Management. Platypus Asset Management has developed a quantitative tool aimed ...

Fund manager seeking to expand ESG team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Better Futures is seeking an assistant ESG and equities analyst to join the management team, led by Damian Cottier, portfolio manager, with Emilie O'Neill as ESG and equities analyst. Perennial Partners announced in April that it has spun its ESG ...

Using climate scenarios to assess company risks, return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... uplift or impairment can be on stock valuations. "It's a way to flag which companies require more attention in the portfolio," Tam said. "It will help us with limiting the risk from climate change to our portfolios. That's what's been interesting. ...

Cutting the carbon without sacrificing return: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... by Garvey, Iyer and Nash, Does the 'E' in ESG capture efficiency as well as environmen t, which found that a portfolio of stocks in the top third of MSCI World by change in carbon intensity outperformed a portfolio of the bottom third of stocks ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management augments APAC sustainability team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... plans to continue to add resources. "With a dedicated and growing team on the ground in Asia, working closely with our portfolio managers and research analysts across the region who are focused on ESG, as well as partnering with clients to deliver innovative ...

Evaluating impact of climate policy on company valuation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Understanding how government climate policies will impact cash flows and company valuations is essential to establishing the winners and losers of any new environmental commitments, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Quantifying the scale of ...

JANA hires first head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Investment consulting firm JANA has hired Rachel Halpern as its first head of sustainability. Rachel Halpern joins JANA from Westpac Group, where she was executive manager for risk. She has had an established advisory career covering risk and commercial ...

Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... per se, but it's more like label washing. Advisers are saying, hey, this product is in our responsible investment portfolio, but it has four fossil fuel stocks and two gaming stocks." There needs to be clarity around the difference between a portfolio ...

Unite the league: investors join climate coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... to being opened to all actors across financial markets over the next few years." TelstraSuper has committed to reduce portfolio emissions of 45% by 2030, ISPT has committed to be carbon positive by2025 and U Ethical has committed to programs to deepen ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... where he was part of a team of six managing around $3 billion in Australian equities, and previously worked as a senior portfolio manager and Australian equities analyst at AMP Capital. Additionally, FTSE Russell announced Jo Saleeba as head of sustainable ...