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T. Rowe Price joins Responsible Investment Association Australasia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Global investment firm T. Rowe Price has joined the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "We are delighted to begin our partnership with RIAA to work on important responsible investment issues that are top of mind for our clients," ...

Robeco launches SDG-linked credit income fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... internally, and then when we tested the concept in Australia, it resonated with clients as well." The companies in the portfolio are selected based on a multi-step step review of how the company performs against the SDGs, said Erik Keller, client portfolio ...

Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... or other factor risk using indices or ETFs. EARTH can also construct pair trades within green industries. The EARTH portfolio has between 25-40 strategies contained within it, and focuses on North America, Europe, Asia, and emerging markets, while pursuing ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... 14,000 companies globally. It's integral to every investment action we take." The ESG Engine is designed to assist portfolio managers to review data in the front end portfolio management system. "If they want to invest in a company's equity/bonds ...

First Sentier Investor hires IR director for direct infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... years at AMP Capital, where she was senior investment specialist for infrastructure debt strategies, and before that, portfolio manager for the multi-manager absolute return portfolio. Based in Sydney, Kabashima reports to Danny Latham, partner and co-head ...

Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... has identified a possible investable universe of around 2,200 companies. Currently, the fund holds 31 companies in the portfolio. "This is about focusing on specific areas whereby companies missions are aligned with specific targets," Crockford said. ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... registrable superannuation entities and responsible entities of other publicly available funds to voluntarily disclose their portfolio holdings within 90 days of each half year. However, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has ...

Cromwell Property Group sets net zero carbon target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... and manager. As at 30 June 2020, Cromwell had a market capitalisation of $2.4 billion, a direct property investment portfolio in Australia valued at $3.0 billion and total assets under management of $11.5 billion across Australia, New Zealand and Europe. ...

Super fund backs microgrid battery storage development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... megawatt-hours of energy to power 1,600 homes. The allocation met expected return targets for the fund's private equity portfolio, as well as satisfied Aware Super's responsible investment policies, said Amit Chand, associate portfolio manager investments ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... an asset class by asset class level." When assessing fund managers on climate risk integration, or for specific ESG portfolio mandates, consultants assess if the data that appears in reports is being used by portfolio managers and analysts to generate ...