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Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
As markets and investors adapt to the economic and market impacts of the coronavirus, more evidence is gathering that companies with better ESG scores are showing better market performance. Helga Birgden, global business leader, responsible investment ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... findings align with PGIM's views on ESG integration as part of the investment process, Hyat said. "I do think the longer the horizon of the investment, particularly with regards to asset classes such as real estate and private assets, the more natural ...

Investing in insurance linked securities, integrating climate risk: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... transactions as models change and risks shift. "You could have a very good investment case for a one hundred year investment horizon, but in any given year, the occurrence of natural events is random," Liu said. "We're not allocating to the peril, we're ...

HESTA allocates $200m to healthcare property mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... co-ownership, and capital partnering on brownfield developentse or greenfield asset expansion, Sawtell-Rickson said. "We're a long-horizon, patient investor so we're very aligned with HACS organisations that are similarly wanting to make very long-term ...

Quantitative managers test ESG data as stand-alone factor in strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... few more years to unravel." However, Huang of BlackRock also pointed out that because ESG tends to focus on long time horizon issues, the concerns over performance over shorter term economic cycles may not be disqualifying. "Given the macro environment ...

Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Dr Meyricke said. "This is a long term risk. When you're saving for superannuation and retirement, you have a long horizon, so climate change has a material impact on long term savings.what we do si review the research to quantify that impact." The ...

MSCI creates Climate Change Indexes tilted to low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
MSCI has created a new set of Climate Change Indexes designed to "help investors navigate and measure the investment opportunities and risks associated with the transition to a low carbon economy." The new MSCI Climate Change Indexes re-weight securities ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives new loan facility, new name

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... also in terms of deal size, market expansion, and Bocskay sees the potential for securitisation of existing loans on the horizon. "We expect securitisation around the $75 to $100 million mark in EUF deals, and with such a good quality asset underpinning ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The majority of investors in the Asia Pacific region are aligning their ESG investment framework with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new BNP Paribas survey. Madhu Gayer, investment analytics and sustainability manager, BNP Paribas ...

Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... something for investors to look to the near-term, and to emphasise that climate change is not just a long term that's over the horizon issue, but also has short term impacts within a year's timeframe. It's bringing climate change in as a short term risk ...