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ESG indices, products faring relatively better in coronavirus response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... performed relatively better than mainstream benchmarks. (data courtesy BetaShares) Exchange traded funds (ETFs) with ethical screens are showing similar trajectory. BetaShares' ethical ETFS - the Australian equities ETF FAIR and the international equities ...

Praemium enhances ESG tools with SMA, research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... into a thematic for the group." Sustainalytics will provide research in nine areas for advisers to construct negative screens to eliminate companies based on the following categories: pornography, gaming, animal testing, armaments, alcohol, tobacco ...

Industry coalition organises Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... to recall stocks for the purposes of proxy voting. The principles also covers areas such as collateral and whether ESG screens and policy extends to the type of collateral held in a securities lending pool. "Collateral is very important," Chessum said. ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... collateral, so if you look at your portfolio and asses it from the ESG filters, your collateral should reflect the front end screens. All the way along, you may end up holding assets that don't match your ESG policies." Clients approve collateral conditions ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs surpass $1 billion funds under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... launched in January 2017 as the first global equities ETF available on the ASX that uses a broad set of ethical eligibility screens. The ETF is based on a basket of 100 large global stocks from developed market countries (excluding Australia) that are ...

ESG engagement key to small cap value: Perennial Value Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... haven't gotten around to filling in the details." The Perennial Smaller Companies Sustainable Future Trust applies several screens to the portfolio - one screen is a minimum market cap of $50 million. Perennial then applies a negative screen, eliminating ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... investor for its new ESG-focused Global Bond Fund and, in doing so, to extend to fixed interest the same exclusionary screens we apply to equities (under the Socially Conscious investment option)." "BlackRock is increasing its focus on sustainability ...

Christian Super launches Ethical Index Shares option for members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... space, to see something like this go to the market." Christian Super maintains a rigorous set of negative and positive screens aligned to their ethical mandate. The index has been designed by Christian Super in conjunction with Robeco, Piper said. "For ...

RI market nears $1 trillion, increased focus on lifting leading practice: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... This year's report also pinpointed a gap between products that negatively screen for certain sectors and the negative screens that consumers are seeking in their investment products. The most prevalent negative screens conducted by investment managers ...

Legg Mason launches QS Investors Global Responsible Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Investment Fund, a global equity fund that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis and ethical screens. The fund uses the investment expertise of wholly owned affiliate QS Investors, a quantitative fund manager. QS Investors "blends ...