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Man Group appoints Jason Mitchell co-head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... criteria across asset classes and multi-asset solutions. Mitchell will also act as advisor on funds where ESG, impact investing, engagement and norms-based screening represent a principal feature of the strategy. Steven Desmyter, the other co-head of ...

ACCR, CAER study gender pay gap at ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Airport, Xero Limited conducted gender pay analysis, but took no action, the report found. Future Super has a policy of not investing in companies that do not have women on their boards, and will engage with companies on the topic of gender pay gap ...

Omega Global Investors, Pinnacle Investment Management in strategic partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... developing customised solutions that people want in the insto space," McCrum said. "As a part of that, certainly ESG investing has become a big part and we're increasingly seeing ESG has been integrated anyway into standard investment processes.... historically ...

Expert panel discusses growth of Australia's impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The impact investing market is developing and maturing, and participants are grappling with setting appropriate reporting and performance targets, encouraging adequate deal flow, and finding projects that generate social impact as well as projects generating ...

Impact investments quadruple to $5 billion in two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... 2017, RIAA said. The 51 products have a total value of $5.8 billion (up from $1.2 billion at 30 June 2015). "Impact investing has left its infant state and is emerging as much more mature and diverse part of the financial markets," said Simon O'Conor ...

Rosenberg Equities to manage $1bn ESG mandate for CalPERS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... seeks to preference high quality, and ESG is well aligned with these goals, said Kathryn McDonald, head of sustainable investing at Rosenberg Equities. "This is a strategy that was born in Australia," McDonald said. "We launched the pooled vehicle in ...

ASX200 stocks with strong ESG performance outperform: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... against their proprietary ValDA ESG scoring system.The results add to the growing body of studies that demonstrate that investing with regard to ESG factors is not detrimental to financial return. "What it means for us at Regnan is that our combination ...

New Forests acquires New Zealand assets, closes ANZFF2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... focused investment funds represent more than AU$2.75 billion of forestry and processing assets. New Forests is currently investing its Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 3, which has capital commitments of AU$873 million from a combination of pension ...

Mercer advises Business As Different approach to ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... to help boards explore that conversation in a structured and results oriented way, taking into account beliefs around investing and ESG, and adapting your investment policy statement to reflect the policy as well. It's also about asking different questions ...

CEFC commits $35 million to finance expansion of intelliHUB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... emissions for Australia. It's essential that we address this by acting right across the energy market. This includes investing in more renewable energy as well as implementing a range of proven measures to lower day-to-day energy consumption. We see ...