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PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... another finding of the survey - in China and the U.S., 77% and 58% of firms, respectively, indicated intangible assets like data, software and brands have become more important than physical assets over the last three years. By comparison, only 50% of ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... areas in the economy, we can start by looking critically in those sectors. In many of those companies, we have really good data, such as emissions data, both self-reported and estimated by a whole variety of data vendors at this point, and we have that ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... manager is also developing an ESG scoring framework that will utilise in-house research on the materiality of ESG factors, data science and artificial intelligence. A launch date for the system has not been established, but it will draw upon research ...

Australian mutual fund assets rise to $66.8bn in 2019: Cerulli Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... "could be attributed to Australian investors' increased awareness of climate change," Cerulli suggested. Cerulli pointed to data from the Lowy Institute poll for 2019, showing that "for the first time in its 15-year history, climate change topped the ...

Investing for positive environment impact, financial return: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio." First Sentier has identified SDG thematics in the sustainable infrastructure fund, but Myatt noted that disclosure of data relating to the underlying targets of the specified goals is "patchy," and requires significant analysis to determine ...

FTSE Russell hires head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainable investment, Asia Pacific, FTSE Russell Fung will be responsible for FTSE Russell's Sustainable Investment indexes and data services across the Asia Pacific region, including engaging with clients on a range of products and data to support ...

Taskforce recommends government support to build social impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... goal of establishing better outcomes. Of particular focus is the role government can play in supporting better evidence, data and measurement practices for social impact, and in developing principles to guide the sector and inform best practice and retain ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs surpass $1 billion funds under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... committee that oversees the index companies' performance to ESG criteria. "The committee is there to regularly review the data and determine which stocks are in the index and be able to react in a timely manner, for example to particular ESG related ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... applies to just a few companies, he said. Carlsson-Sweeney also pointed to Thailand's ban on single-use plastic bags as another data point. In total, it means that companies may be exposed to increased costs and regulation. "This is a general trend for ...

Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... comes to evaluating companies on environmental factors, Saturna has integrated internal research processes and uses external data providers to augment their analyst work. "We're very cognisant of and we're doing a significant amount of work on carbon ...