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First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... collaborative way to engage the whole team, looking at how do we respond, what do we do," McDonald said. "In terms of the fixed income team, that means how do we focus on sustainability bonds, or green bonds, and elevate that into a strategy from the ...

Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... primary purpose of helping to lower carbon emissions. It is managed by Altius Asset Management, the in-house cash and fixed income manager for Australian Unity. The green bond fund captures both increased demand for green investment options and the fact ...

Insight Investment launches proprietary ESG risk rating system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... different providers, and using the raw data sets, we pick out those factors that we believe to be the most relevant for fixed income. With those factors we then go through the process of identifying how to structure, score and weight them as you would ...

HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... we are delighted to join the CBI to further develop its market-building efforts in green finance and sustainable fixed income," said Stephen Yeats, EMEA head of fixed income, cash and currency, SSGA. "Our participation will add breadth and depth to CBI's ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... screen, screening out companies that do not have female board representation. BetaShares launched a third, ethical, fixed income ETF, GBND, in 2019. GBND is based on a diversified portfolio of fixed-rate, investment-grade global and Australian bonds ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... the Responsible Investing Indicator Model (RIIM) - a rating system for invested companies, used across equities, fixed income and credit. Portfolio managers have discretion on how they use the information, Drew noted. In 2019 2019 T. Rowe Price created ...

Northern Trust launches ESG Analytics Summary for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... something that we're looking at in the future." Currently the ESG Analytics Service covers listed equities and corporate fixed income, but in future, it could be extended to other asset classes. "If we're looking at private equity, real estate, we have ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... that a company's market performance and ESG rating are positively correlated, "even in a crisis." The equity and fixed income securities issued by companies at the top of Fidelity's sustainability rating scale, receiving an A or B score under Fidelity's ...

Trucost hires Michael Salvatico to head APAC ESG business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... 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 of America. Gandy returns to ...

Australia bears sovereign risk with fossil fuel dependence: Beyond Ratings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... division of London Stock Exchange Group. Sylvain Chateau, Co-Founder, Beyond Ratings Beyond Ratings is a provider of fixed income ESG data, and is exploring how "climate transition risks correspond to the risks of economic dislocation and financial losses ...