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ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... fund manager to factor climate change into analysts' evaluation. Maria Elena Drew, Director of Research, Responsible Investing at T. Rowe Price T.Rowe Price noted in its report that climate change risk is rising, but longer-term vulnerabilities are masked ...

IFM Investors report carbon emission reduction in Australian infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... emissions across its Australian infrastructure portfolio in the 2018/2018 financial year. Chris Newton, head of responsible investing at IFM Investors. The IFM Investors' FY 2019 Australian Infrastructure Carbon Footprint Summary report, which has been ...

Increased integration of ESG in securities lending: State Street Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Street Associates State Street Associates recently released a paper, conducing analysis into the intersection of ESG investing and securities investing. Securities lending arrangements permits the beneficial owner of a security to lend it for a specified ...

JANA providing services to retail sector, eyes retail ESG services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... managed account services to financial advice and private wealth practices, with an eye to providing services around ESG investing in future. Michael Karagianis, JANA senior consultant JANA is known as an institutional investment consulting firm, but ...

Woodside AGM climate resolution receives majority support

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... mobilise investors to ensure that isn't a paper outcome, manifests in real world outcomes. Whether that means Woodside investing in carbon storage and capture, whether it means not going ahead with certain projects, which is certainly on the table, in ...

Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The FASEA Code of Ethics should have stronger language regarding ethical investing, according to financial advisers participating in a panel discussion hosted by the Responsible Investment Association RIAA (RIAA). Alexandra Brown, founder, Invest with ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... responsible investment and partner, Mercer Additionally, there is evidence to suggest that fund managers that implement ESG investing styles are finding outperformance in comparison to other strategies. Companies with higher ESG ratings performed "notably ...

Trucost hires Michael Salvatico to head APAC ESG business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... financial institutions in the Americas. She will be based in New York. Gandy several years of experience in sustainable investing strategies and fixed income portfolio management, having worked at several leading financial organisations, including Bank ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... public and private markets are demanding ESG data, research, ratings, and solutions in order to make informed, meaningful investing decisions," said Kunal Kapoor, Morningstar chief executive officer. "From climate change to supply-chain practices, the ...

Brokers recognised for research at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... critical foundation of good investment practice," said Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO and chair of ESG Research Australia. "ESG investing is about making better investment decisions over the longer term by taking into account factors that are too often glossed ...