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ESG ratings risk greenwash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... comparability, data quality and methodology transparency. Addressing the criticism, Michelle Cameron, senior executive, Morningstar Sustainalytics said the firm is not concerned with the level of guidance provided by ASIC to help investment managers ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... the first three months of the year. Active strategies accounted for all the outflows during the period, according to Morningstar Sustainalytics, while passive products gained $7.6 billion (US$5 billion) of net new money. This trend of index-linked products ...

Morningstar boosts ESG focus with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Morningstar has appointed Michelle Cameron as the commercial leader for Sustainalytics in Australia. Cameron has decades of experience leading sales, customer management and service teams in financial services with a focus on sustainable finance and ...

ESG funds are cheaper: Morningstar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Morningstar Sustainalytics has busted the pervasive market view that ESG investments are inherently more costly, by comparing European ESG funds to their mainstream peers. Researchers analysed the asset-weighted representative costs of funds in Europe ...

Morningstar reveals top three undervalued stocks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Morningstar analysts have revealed what they believe to be undervalued stocks with sustainable above average dividend payouts to buy and hold for the long-term, with an Australian name making the list. The analysis found Dexus, Telus Corp and Sociedad ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... control. Use of proceeds excludes nuclear energy, and the development, refining and transportation of fossil fuels. Morningstar's Sustainalytics, the ESG performance ratings provider, gave a second party opinion confirming that the green bond framework ...

RIAA launches Sustainability Classifications Initiative

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Centre Sydney today. Globally there are almost US$3 trillion in sustainable assets under management, according to Morningstar. RIAA's annual consumer study shoes a year-on-year increase both in consumer demand and in concerns around greenwashing. Consumers ...

Australian Ethical reaches $10 bn FUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... impact in the world. Australian Ethical has been named as a global leader in ESG commitment, ranking among the 8% of Morningstar's ESG commitment rankings for 2024. It dominates the sustainable funds market in Australia and New Zealand, with 16.3% of ...

Defunct fund pays greenwashing fine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... opportunity." ASIC has issued 16 other infringement notices relating to greenwashing. Most recently, in December, Morningstar paid $29,820 to comply with two infringement notices over allegations that its investor funds "were exposed to controversial ...

Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A review of 12 asset managers that Morningstar deems committed ESG has resulted in five receiving upgrades, while several retained their previous ratings. Morningstar has identified 97 firms globally that they deem as falling into an ESG Commitment ...
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