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The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... ESG risks to companies. "Firstly research tells us that good businesses do out perform bad businesses," said Chad Slater, CIO at Morphic Asset Management. "Companies coming in with high ESG ratings do better than companies with poor ESG ratings, and ...

Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... risk is not just a thematic that's looked at in broad terms, but built into strategic asset allocation getting embedded at a CIO level."

ESG analysis important to emerging market credit: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... founding signatories of the PRI and have been integrating ESG for around a decade into our credit assessment, so our CEO and CIO have had great foresight to foresee this as a value-adding space in our portfolio. That improves governance and the impact ...

Vision Super publishes Corporate Responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... activity in 2017, including votes pushing companies towards greater disclosure of climate change related risk. Michael Wyrsch, CIO, Vision Super Vision Super has released its latest Corporate Responsibility report, detailing their activities, including ...

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... opportunities." Australian Ethical Investment has committed $10 million to the fund as well, said David Macri, Australian Ethical's CIO. "The need to transition our economy off fossil fuels is clear which will undoubtedly create many investment opportunities ...

PIMCO launches ESG Global Bond Fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... bonds from around the world," the fund manager said. The fund is managed by a team led by Andrew Balls, managing director and CIO of global fixed income and Alex Struc, portfolio manager co-heading the ESG initiative. "For many investors, screening out ...

Video: Aligning Your Investments with the Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Panelists included Michael Salvatico, Executive Director, MSCI, Joanna Nash, Vice President, Blackrock, Richard Brandweiner, CIO, First State Super, and Stuart Palmer, Head of Ethics, Australian Ethical. The panel was moderated by Rachel Alembakis, Editor ...

Hunter Hall to merge with Pengana Capital to create $3bn fund manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... time for Hunter Hall's business. Hunter Hall founder Peter Hall announced late last year that he is stepping down as CEO and CIO of the ethical investment fund and is selling the equivalent of 19.9% of total stock to Washington H Soul Pattinson Limited ...

Escala Partners choose Ownership Matters to provide proxy advisory research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... "raise the profile" of environmental, social and governance issues for the firm's private investor base, said Giselle Roux, CIO. "Essentially, it's got to the point that while the institutional side of the equity market has progressively introduced various ...

Hunter Hall ownership changes prompt review from asset consultants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
The announcement that Hunter Hall founder Peter Hall is stepping down as CEO and CIO of the ethical investment fund and is selling his ownership stake has led asset consultants to re-evaluate the firm from an operational perspective as well as raise ...