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DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Global fund manager DWS will use an ESG advisory board to provide additional advice on how the fund manager can accelerate sustainability activities as part of its investment activities. Every organisation can get very internally focused, and you need ...

Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... updates, and will publish the SDG taxonomy it has developed, to provide transparency for investors. Regnan is a specialist ESG research, engagement and advisory business that is fully owned by Pendal Group. Regnan expanded its capabilities into global ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... likely to be broadly supported by industry." A taxonomy that has mutually agreed-upon definitions and terms would help speed up ESG and sustainable finance implementation, Cheang said. "A lot of work has been done on establishing definitions and agreeing ...

Vellum Funds Management builds property with NDIS units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... of 5% is projected. The integration of NDIS units is part of Vellum's environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) focus, said Binuo Erth, Vellum's managing partner. The fund also focuses on the fast-growing BTR segment of the housing ...

Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... transaction to wider trends in lending patterns. "The strong demand for Downer Group's sustainability linked loan shows the ESG agenda is front of mind not only for companies, but also for their investors and lenders," said Hamish Kelly, head of global ...

Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... best superannuation fund product in the annual Money magazine Best of the Best Awards. HESTA was named best innovation for ESG investment leadership, and Best ESG Super Products in the annual awards. HESTA also won Best Balanced Pension Products and ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... level, or an asset class by asset class level." When assessing fund managers on climate risk integration, or for specific ESG portfolio mandates, consultants assess if the data that appears in reports is being used by portfolio managers and analysts ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... rapid uptick is driven by factors including the ability to increase sales as awareness of environment, social and governance (ESG) factors among shareholders and consumers spread across most sectors of the economy. "My interpretation of that is that ...

ESG funds continue strong performance: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
ESG superannuation fund options continued to outperform in the latest Rainmaker Information league tables. The Rainmaker ESG Diversified Index returned an unchanged 0.6% over the 12-month period to the end of October 2020, outperforming the MySuper ...

Integrating climate impacts in quant strategies: Acadian Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Acadian Asset Management. Acadian is a global quantitative fund manager that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) data into its strategies and manages bespoke sustainable portfolios on behalf of clients as well. ESG data can be used ...