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Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... particular." Perennial Value Management integrates ESG considerations into its investment process through fundamental research, and ESG is a part of the portfolio management process in its Perennial Smaller Companies Sustainable Future Trust. Perennial ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... environmental and social metrics, according to Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Ausbil's ESG research team recently published a paper examining how ethical considerations impact on both consumer markets and the supply chain. ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... already established." When it 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 ...

Eurozone outperforms North America in ESG investing: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... companies across five investment universes - MSCI North America, MSCI EMU, MSCI Europe-ex EMU, MSCI Japan and MSCI World. The research is based on quantitative data using ESG metrics provided by the Amundi ESG Research department. The research confirmed ...

Calculating the shorter, longer-term cost of bushfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... impact will likely be trimmed out of 'core' measures so will likely be looked through by the RBA." Because most of the research notes coming out this week focus on the immediate impacts of the ongoing bushfire season, data on longer term impacts is not ...

ESG data can augment low-volatility quant strategies: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... enhance alpha seeking strategies, according to Northern Trust Asset Management. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management, Northern Trust Northern Trust Asset Management has designed the Quality Low Volatility strategy that ...

BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... engagement through Climate Action 100+," said Emily Chew, Climate Action 100+ Steering Committee chair and global head of ESG research and integration at Manulife Investment Management. "We look forward to working with BlackRock to build on the initiative's ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... financially outperformed non-responsible investment peers over one, three and five-year time frames, according to new research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The leading MySuper options in superannuation ...

Investing in insurance linked securities, integrating climate risk: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... account long-term climate risks and opportunities. Chin Liu, SVP, director of insurance linked securities and quantitative research, Amundi Natural disasters like the bushfires in New South Wales and California, hurricanes and cyclones, their frequency ...

Interest in responsible investing not limited to Gen Y: Franklin Templeton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
Interest in responsible investing is broadly consistent across all age demographics, according to research by asset management firm Franklin Templeton. Graph courtesy of Franklin Templeton "There seems to be growing awareness among the public that both ...