Search Results

Showing 901 - 910 of 1767 results for "research"

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... increasingly they are demanding investment products that facilitate a lower carbon future. CLNE responds to this need." Research from Rainmaker Information found that the assets under management for ESG-themed exchange traded products (ETPs) have tripled ...

Australian businesses march on with ESG integration: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... in Australia report a continued or increased pace towards an ESG and multi-stakeholder business approach, according to research from Mercer. Mercer has released its Win with Empathy Global Talent Trends 2021 report, a survey of HR leaders around the ...

ESG managed fund fees revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
ESG equities managed funds are cheaper than non-ESG equities funds, according to the latest Rainmaker Information research into wholesale managed fund fees. A review of fees charged by 76 ESG managed funds found they charged an average 0.8% pa, being ...

Perennial sustainable small cap fund shows double-digit returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... at 15.57% pa. Perennial Value Management integrates ESG considerations into its investment process through fundamental research, and ESG is a part of the portfolio management process in the Perennial Better Future Trust, which was previously named the ...

Healthcare sector offers investment opportunity: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... bring new funding into the sector as well for R&D. "As companies or institutions get more funding get for more basic research and better understand the basics about various diseases, that goes to one of the underlying themes of how we invest," Li said. ...

Green economy a multi-trillion dollar opportunity: FTSE Russell

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... growing faster than the overall equity market and currently represents a US$4 trillion market cap opportunity, according to research from FTSE Russell. FTSE Russell Green Revenues 2.0 Data Model has identified more than 3,000 global listed companies ...

ESG investment professional salaries revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... ESG person, you'll probably get three to four interviews in a heartbeat." Kaizen Recruitment notes that heads of ESG research/head of investment stewardship can expect a salary of $250,000 - $300,000 including super and are expected to have 10-plus years ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... global warming to 1.5 degrees and that means we have to reach net zero by 2050," said Mirza Baig, global head of ESG research and stewardship at Aviva Investors. "Companies must align their businesses with this goal and include their entire footprint ...

Social premium on the rise: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... improving performance on social factors can outperform companies with poor performance by up to 17 basis points, according to research from Federated Hermes. Federated Hermes' data methodology has shown that outperformance on social factors such as employee ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... from companies in 2020, aligning with the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) will occur. Recent research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) found a fivefold increase of adoption of the TCFD by ASX200 ...