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Video: Ethical and Responsible Investing in the 21st Century: Don't look back now - Full Discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... Salvatico, executive director, ESG Research, MSCI. With major research providers integrating environmental, social and governance information into their composite, and responsible investments under management topping $866 billion of assets, or 55.5% ...

IOSCO releases statement on ESG-related disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... impact on their financial performance and value creation." IOSCO also encouraged issuers to provide insights into the governance and oversight of ESG-related material risks. "Issuers can provide such insight, for example, by disclosing the methodologies ...

Ausbil Investment Management launches Active Sustainable Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... those in the S&P/ ASX 200 Index. Investment decisions will draw from Ausbil's specialist environmental, social and governance (ESG) research team. "We spend a lot of time with companies to identify earnings that are sustainable over time and we actively ...

Accounting for or managing: experts debate managing impact at RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... measurement tools, effectively, it's at an investment by investment level at this stage," Medley said. "In terms of the governance, we have an internal framework with Premiums4Good and criteria around what investments we consider for the Premiums for ...

Digitalization a megatrend with risks as well as opportunities: Morphosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... digital technologies are a double edged sword, bringing benefits, but also presenting risks to environment, society and governance, according to Simon Carter, managing director of Morphosis. Simon Carter, managing director, Morphosis Carter expanded ...

Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
Although countries with higher GDP per capita have better scores on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, there has been "little or no relationship between the ESG performance or momentum of a country and its credit rating or credit spreads," ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
While integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis into long-term stock selections is a well analysed and discussed technique, there is less discussion of whether using ESG signals can be applied to shorting strategies. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny ...

40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... don't publish any data despite having it, whereas places like India have data, but it's really dated because their governance is quite decentralised, and there's places like China where they have an enormous data provision, but are quite cagey about ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... was defined as return on equity net extraordinary items. "AXA IM is firmly of the view that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors such as diversity are material economic indicators and Rosenberg Equities is using diversity data to improve ...

ACSI names Kate Griffiths to executive manager role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... civil society groups. "We conducted an exhaustive search for a candidate with the right mix of senior experience in governance, policy and advocacy, and an understanding of contemporary ESG issues," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "Kate will bring all ...