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Retail investors would accept lower returns for ethical performance: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... hard-headed investment decisions. "Now we know that institutional investors do not have a monopoly on sophisticated judgment. The data shows that Australian retail investors are now keenly aware of the importance of reputation, transparency, ethical ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... of information is out of step with investor expectations, ACSI said. "We were actually surprised and disappointed at the data that we found - or failed to find," Davidson said. "We found that across the board, when it comes to workplace safety, number ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... investing is no longer a niche area and has been brought to the mainstream, because of increased access to more granular data, more sophisticated analysis, shifting societal understanding of sustainability and a growing awareness that ESG factors can ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... negatively impact their returns," Holder said. "That may not be the case, but that perception does exist as came through the data as well." Crestone Wealth Management has published an education piece in 2018 for its clients, addressing the theme of socially ...

Man Group launches proprietary ESG analytics tool for portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... to monitor non-financial risks and ESG factors across single issuers, portfolios and indices and also features stewardship data, offering a real-time overview of a portfolio's proxy voting performance and statistics. "The genesis of the project was to ...

T. Rowe Price evaluates sustainability impacts of plastic consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... legislation and regulation. "The consumers appear to be moving faster than regulators on this," Drew said. "One of the interesting data points is what fast moving consumer goods companies are doing in terms of trying to change their plastic profile. ...

Fidelity International appoints Jenn-Hui Tan global head of stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... International's bottom-up fundamental stock and security-picking approach lends itself to the incorporation of ESG-related data, Tan said. Related: Fidelity International develops proprietary sustainability ratings system

ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... responsible investment issues, and monitor portfolio company practices through screening solutions; ISS-climate, which provides data, analytics and advisory services to help financial market participants understand, measure, and act on climate-related ...

RI market nears $1 trillion, increased focus on lifting leading practice: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... shareholder action is the second most popular RI strategy, and negative screening is the third most popular strategy. The data continues to make the case that investing in line with responsible investment principles is good for financial return - Australian ...

Global issuance of green bonds tops $100 billion to date in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... 2019, and a EUR300 million (US$342 million) bond issued by Alliander NV which settled on 24th have taken Climate Bonds market data figures on cumulative labelled green issuance for 2019 to US$106.7 billion. Forecasts for final annual issuance in 2019 ...