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COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) annual conference, Mark Carney, vice chair of Brookfield Asset Management and former Governor of the Bank of England, noted that Australia would bolster its case to host a COP by increasing its commitments ...

ESG managed accounts drive strong growth: BT Panorama

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
ESG-managed accounts on BT Panorama increased 150% in funds under management in the 12 months to the end of June 2022. BT Panorama reported that in total, managed accounts funds under management increased to $10.7bn during the year to end of June 2022 ...

Ausbil charts ESG activities and portfolio engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Indigenous rights and the impact of operational health and safety were key ESG issues in 2021 for Ausbil Investment Management. Ausbil released its 2021 ESG report, delving into material ESG issues that impacted the portfolio. The expanding ESG research ...

Perennial awarded $100m Mercer mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... that address global sustainability challenges. A business of Marsh McLennan, Mercer is a highly regarded global asset management and consulting firm. The appointment demonstrates Mercer's confidence in Perennial's Better Future approach to sustainable ...

Innova launches ESG model portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Innova Asset Management has launched a range of ESG-focused model portfolios that will donate at least 20% of fund revenue to four identified Australian charities. The Innova Sustainable Future Managed Account Solution portfolios apply negative and ...

Stewart Investors identifies progress to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... benchmark. However, the total footprint was 4% higher than 2019 baseline because of a 51% increase in assets under management. More than 100 companies - 59% of the portfolio - are making meaningful "direct, enabling or indirect contributions to 48 different ...

Consultation on faith-based products opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... we'd expect faith based investors, like any investor, to be required to maintain appropriately strong governance, risk management, and indeed deliver investment outcomes in the best financial interests of their members." O'Connor noted that RIAA has ...

Resource efficiency a marker for investment performance: Osmosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... managing environmental factors, are more likely to provide stronger risk-adjusted returns, according to Osmosis Investment Management. Osmosis uses its in-house research process to standardise unstructured corporate environmental data, enabling the construction ...

Driving ESG engagement via credit portfolios: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... added. "One of the things that's really refreshing that you're talking to the CFO, the treasurer, individuals in management who aren't trying to explain executive remuneration. It's more about what's the use of the capital, what are ...

LGT Crestone hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
LGT Crestone Wealth Management has hired Amanda MacDonald as the head of sustainability. MacDonald reports to Crestone Wealth Management's deputy chief investment officer Kevin Wan Lum. She is tasked with managing Crestone's environmental impact ...