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SSGA launches tobacco, controversial weapons-free global equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... investment as well, Shead said. "We were delighted to have Medibank feed the strategy," he said. "When you launch a global equities strategy, it helps you track the index in the early months and years with capital. Having a substantial early investor ...

AXA IM SmartBeta fund receives local recognition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... noted that the fund offers investors "a low-fee, systematic approach, coupled with ESG considerations, to access global equities with volatility expected to be less than the benchmark." Since launching in August 2015, the fund has returned 18.4% p.a. ...

Inflection Point Capital Management launches Zero Carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Inflection Point Capital Management and La Francaise have created a climate-themed global equities fund, vested with â,¬ 25 million in seed capital from La Francaise. Gordon Noble, senior portfolio analyst, Inflection Point Capital Management The ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Trust World Custom ESG Equity Index Fund. In the Australia/NZ region, Northern Trust manages an AU$220 million global equities, ESG screened mandate for LUCRF Super as well as mandates for New Zealand Super. The firm has also had dialogue with a large ...

Inflection Point CM to launch Carbon Zero fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
Inflection Point Capital Management will launch a Carbon Zero Global Equities long-only hedge fund in May. Matthew Kiernan, founder and chief executive, Inflection Point Capital Management The Carbon Zero Global Equities Fund will incorporate Inflection ...

LGS appoint two to investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... strategies, alternative assets and dynamic asset allocation across market cycles. Swift comes to LGS from API Capital, a global equities funds manager. He was previously head of BT Investment Management's multi-strategies team. "The LGS Board has committed ...

Northern Trust to open asset management in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... and New Zealand. Northern Trust Asset Management's offering will leverage off of existing mandate wins to manage global equities portfolios with ESG screens, Singh said. "We've been appointed by LUCRF and NZ Super, and that gives us the credibility and ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... portfolio construction. Recently, the AU$11.5 billion VicSuper selected State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to run its global equities portfolio, worth approximately AU$310 million. The mandate will see SSgA invest in a portfolio of global equities that ...

VicSuper chooses SSgA for active global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
VicSuper has selected State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to manage an active global equities environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandate. The mandate, worth approximately AU$310 million, will see SSgA invest in a portfolio of global equities ...

Hermes Fund Managers launch quant ESG equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... quantitative equities process with its proprietary "ESG Dashboard" to allow institutional investors to design global equities portfolios that do not invest in companies that are "unwilling or unable to engage with shareholders to improve their business ...