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Australian mutual fund assets rise to $66.8bn in 2019: Cerulli Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... owners. Currently, 42.9% of the latter exclude fossil fuel companies, Cerulli said. ESG-orientated exchange-traded funds (ETFs) also showed strong inflows in 2019, according to Cerulli. Assets under management almost quadrupled from $554.1 million in ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... regulatory point of view, smooths the peaks. Short selling is also a big market. You have the full spectrum of investors - ETFS, mutual funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, etc." Many asset owners such as superannuation ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... investments to companies that draw less than 25% of their revenues from fossil fuel products, and launch more ESG focused ETFs is an example of portfolio managers attempting to address associated financial risks. BlackRock anticipates funds to flow out ...

Amundi reports increased demand for fixed income ETFs, ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
There is increased global demand for fixed income exchange traded fund (ETFs), as well as demand for fixed income ETFs that integrate ESG into their process, according to global fund manager Amundi. Gaetan Delculee, global head of ETF, indexing and ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs surpass $1 billion funds under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
BetaShares' ethical exchange traded funds (ETFs) have passed the $1 billion funds under management, fuelled by around $300 million in inflows to the two equities ETFs in the past three months. BetaShares Ethical ETFs FUM BetaShares points to the coincidence ...

Sydney Stock Exchange announces new CEO, first listings, ESG focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... right size, around 10 to 15 companies, we can start looking at indices, which I think will come very quickly. With regard to ETFs, that may take up to about 18 months to get full approval."

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... We are also seeing increased strength in existing product, and push to aligning products - be it super, managed funds or ETFs, with responsible investment practices. It often takes a few years to the new products to gain momentum. A number are ticking ...

MSCI creates Climate Change Indexes tilted to low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... MSCI said. The indexes can be used as an investment policy benchmark, as an underlying index for passive products such as ETFs, as a benchmark for asset manager performance, and as a "scalable way to engage with companies to improve ESG performance - ...

Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... equity and bond products being issued in Australia and the US by the firm. Vanguard Australia is the largest provider of ETFs by assets under management in Australia and has 24 ETFs with $11.5 billion in funds under management, as of 31 July 2018. The ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... across developed and emerging countries." Lyxor has â,¬139 billion of assets under management and advisory and provides ETFs aligned to four of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (Water, Clean Energy, Climate Action & Gender Equality), as well ...