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ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... in companies associated with the healthcare and IT sectors, which have performed strongly in 2020, said Andy Gracey, portfolio manager, Australian Ethical investment. "In terms of those sectors, the commonality in terms of the performance is that these ...

First Sentier publishes Modern Slavery Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors (FSI) has issued its Modern Slavery Statement, which it calls a "high level" approach to identifying sources of risk and remedies. FSI outlined its policies to managing modern slavery in its operational supply chain as well as ...

Positive outlook for impact future: Conscious Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Management's impact fund has approximately $45 million in assets under management, with an allocation to a diversified portfolio of global impact investments, targeting a financial return of at least 7% pa over the medium term after fees, before ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... businesses that derived more than 10% of their revenue from thermal coal mining, representing $40 million of its equity portfolio. The cash gained from divesting from thermal coal producers will be redeployed to investments that are in line with the ...

Zenith creates ESG framework for fund classification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... outcome, "expressly taking into consideration RI/ESG factors which materially alter the Fund's permitted universe and portfolio allocations"' thematic, which seek to achieve an investment outcome that "includes an explicit RI/ESG objective - ...

ESG in fixed income more than green bonds: Daintree

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... and that's the first temperature check - to see if they meet the key ESG principles that we want to implement in the portfolio," Dunn said. "We look at the industries that they're involved in, where they earn their revenue, all the way through to more ...

Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... They're a very reputable producer of ESG indices, but it also allows us now to talk to clients about building a portfolio of ethically conscious exposure across Australian equities, global equities, and global bonds." The Ethically Conscious Australian ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... much more. We know that climate change poses the most significant financial risks and opportunities to Aware Super's portfolio in the long term, and most importantly to our members' future economic security." Participants are asked to pledge at least ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand are at a "nascent" stage in the development of its green loans sector, according to new research from the Climate Bonds Initiative. Climate Bonds has released the inaugural Australia and New Zealand Green Loans report, analysing ...

Retail sustainable investments grow by 21%: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... are the most prevalent, Morningstar said. Morningstar also noted that the Australian industry is hampered by lack of portfolio holdings disclosure, which made it difficult for investors to know what their funds hold. "The other things I'd add from the ...