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Global fund manager evolving approaches to ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... commitment to ESG investing. Moret oversees the firm's sustainable investing and global engagement policies, foster research and product development agendas, advance portfolio integration across asset classes and contribute NTAM's perspectives ...

Assessing buy now pay later sector through an ESG lens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Investments does not hold any stock in Afterpay, but holds stock in other listed BNPL providers, noted head of ethics research Stuart Palmer. Palmer pointed to restrictions by certain BNPL providers that prevent merchants that use the services from passing ...

Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... controversial weapons, Squires told FS Sustainability at the time of the announcement. "Through looking at all of the research, and the analysis within our portfolio, we came to the conclusion that we can absolutely achieve a 2030 target," Squires said. ...

ESG ratings "just opinions": Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... issued by sell-side analysts for decades." But ISS ESG global head of ESG thought leadership Duncan Paterson said that ESG research differs in several ways to sell side analysis, pointing to the fact that at ISS, responsible investment research relies ...

ASX200 sexual harassment transparency needed: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... for preventing and responding to sexual harassment and it remains unclear who in the company holds accountability, new research shows. The report, Equality across the board: Investing in workplaces that work for everyone, was undertaken by the Australian ...

Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... of directors, greenhouse gas emissions, product sustainability, and treatment of employees. T. Rowe Price director of research, responsible investing Maria Drew noted that the challenge with tracking climate change risks is that much of the data on industry ...

New fossil fuel exploration acreage released

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... from fossil fuels, goes against all scientific and economic reason." The Climate Council said it recommends, based on research, that Australia cut its emissions by 75% by 2030 (based on 2005 levels), and reach net zero by 2035. But, Berenecker's ...

Investment Leadership Awards ESG winners revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... even better and reward their investors with higher investment outcomes," said Rainmaker Information head of investment research John Dyall. To reveal Australia's best investment managers, Rainmaker analysed the investment performance of each strategy ...

Assessing carbon beta risk in portfolios: Platypus Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... returns." This risk approach allows for a more nuanced view in Platypus' view, Le Mesurier said. Platypus noted in a research note to clients that excluding companies that are currently emitting high levels of carbon misses the potential for companies ...

Fund manager seeking to expand ESG team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Futures ESG strategy, including its proprietary scoring mechanism, engagement meetings, client requests and data and research, O'Neill said. Cottier emphasised that augmenting the ESG team is designed to support the existing Better Future strategy ...