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Seeking financial, positive impact in SME investments: Beckon Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... medium-sized businesses that provide financial return and demonstrable social and environmental impact. The focus is on investing in assets that provide sustainability in all senses of the word - financially as well as in terms of positive impact on ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... corporate governance is a key consideration in the region where many businesses are still family or state owned. When investing in such companies it is very important to understand the way management is incentivised. Are their interests aligned with ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... doing bottom up credit analysis and digging into the weeds, we can find that out. Q: Is there a role for engagement when investing in high yield credit? A: In high yield, you're dealing with companies that are sub-investment grade. They're companies ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This piece is sponsored by T. Rowe Price Interest in impact investing is quickly increasing, and while strategies are growing across multiple asset classes, fund managers are developing strategies to capture the positive environmental ...

Global fund managers unite to accelerate natural capital investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Sustainability, HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management is establishing a series of Natural Capital funds, directly investing in the preservation, protection and enhancement of nature. Lombard Odier launched a first-of-its-kind global equities investment ...

Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... rising up the agenda for investors, representing a shift in consumer attitudes as well as companies discovering that investing in sustainability may not bear as high a cost as assumed. "Consumer needs are evolving, and Gen Z and Millennials have different ...

Science-based targets key to addressing the world's biggest challenges

LOUISE WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... increased the world's focus on climate change, biodiversity and the imperative of taking a sustainable approach to investing. For investors, the primary reason for this new focus on sustainability is the fact that they have experienced first-hand ...

Successful ESG integration: moving from why to how

GUILLAUME MASCOTTO  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Recent regulatory developments suggest that environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is neither a fad nor a subjective enterprise. Rather, it has become a critical part of day-to-day investment management. Global investor commitment to ESG ...

Future Super to reduce fees on fund options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... retirement savings prop up failing industries, more and more Australians are taking matters into their own hands and investing their superannuation to build a future they want to live in." As more Australians joined the ethical investing movement, Future ...

The articles you read in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... framework for fund classification (15 October) Zenith Investment Partners is aiming to demystify ESG and responsible investing strategies for clients by introducing a tiered framework that describes funds' activities based on their research. Zenith's ...