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Investors exit climate group amid politicisation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has lost two more asset managers; Allspring and AllianceBernstein decided to leave in May. The high-profile withdrawals have been pinned to heavy politicisation of ESG. This follows the departure of J.P. Morgan, Invesco ...

LGIM, Generation, MUFG to report on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... systemically important banks (GSIBs). The financial institutions include LGIM, Generation Investment Management and MUFG Asset Management. David Blood, senior partner, Generation Investment Management, said: "To achieve a world which protects nature ...

Clean energy trends are "unstoppable"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Portfolio exposure to the clean energy transition is a vital tool in an investor's toolbox, amidst low overall growth which in some countries has turned negative or become unstable, a global investment manager says. The long-term trend toward electrification ...

ESG funds are cheaper: Morningstar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... investments are inherently more costly, by comparing European ESG funds to their mainstream peers. Researchers analysed the asset-weighted representative costs of funds in Europe in six of the most popular Morningstar categories over the past decade ...

Podcast: Beyond ESG - UN PRI stewardship and engagement initiatives with David Atkin

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... ownership practices can be a vast and overwhelming task. To get the job done right, it is a path that no responsible investor or asset manager should tread alone. The United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI or PRI) is an ...

Morningstar reveals top three undervalued stocks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Morningstar analysts have revealed what they believe to be undervalued stocks with sustainable above average dividend payouts to buy and hold for the long-term, with an Australian name making the list. The analysis found Dexus, Telus Corp and Sociedad ...

Women continue to lag in asset management

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... at 22 firms, assessing appointments, promotions, and exit rates. At the senior level, gender parity remains a challenge. Asset owners hire more women compared to asset managers (33.2% versus 24.5%) - particularly in 'head of' roles - but struggle to ...

QIC beefs up energy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... sectors are undergoing a transformational change propelled by the global effort to reduce carbon emissions and increase asset resiliency," he said. "Institutional investors are primed to invest into energy transition opportunities but appreciate specialist ...

First dedicated transition fund for emerging markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... in South and Central America, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. As fund manager, Brookfield Asset Management has been put to work identifying the pipeline of potential investments and pre-marketing to possible investment ...

Sustainable Finance Roadmap to turbocharge investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia), and Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA), signalled their support. Superannuation firms and asset managers, including Adamantem Group, Ardea Investment Management, Aviva Investors, BNP Paribas, AustralianSuper, Aware Super ...