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Nuveen drives global ESG capabilities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Nuveen has appointed a new head of sustainability for one of its subsidiaries that works to acquire and manage agricultural real estate assets. Westchester Group Investment Management, a TIAA and Nuveen company, has appointed Cristina Hastings Newsome ...

Active funds quell passive flows

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... access to information is more restricted, and the home-market bias leaves investors with fewer assets that would meet global ESG standards, Calastone found. "ESG strategies have been a significant contributor to the success of active global equity funds. ...

Westpac best for ESG reporting in Australia: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... reporting. It was the highest-ranked company in the ASX 50 for levels of transparency on ESG issues, according to the Currie Global ESG Monitor (GEM) study. The positive ESG result for the bank may be surprising given Westpac was fined $1.3 billion after ...

Better inflows ahead for Perpetual, Pendal: MS

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... for the December quarter. But Perpetual's flows could progress in 2021 because it has invested in distribution, and global ESG inflows are at record levels, Morgan Stanley analysts led by Andrei Stadnik said in a February 2 note. "Our view is that PPT ...

Flexstone appoints head of ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... investment teams by 2030; to make the firm carbon neutral by 2050; and to produce ESG reports for each client and a global ESG report. She has worked at Amundi Asset Management in international marketing and sales; Omnes Capital in marketing and investor ...

Vanguard launches new ESG offerings

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... when used in combination with our existing ethically conscious funds, enable investors to build a well-diversified global ESG portfolio that benefits from consistent, transparent methodology and values."

Morningstar acquires global ESG ratings house

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
Morningstar has acquired a $288 million global ESG ratings and research house, in a bid to empower investors to make meaningful investment decisions. Morningstar acquired a 40% stake in Sustainalytics in 2017, and will now purchase the remaining 60% ...

Global manager names regional director

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... will be invaluable in helping develop our influence for good in Australia and further afield." According to ASI, its global ESG team comprises a team of around 20 professionals and more than 30 specialists across the asset classes, supporting more than ...

Super fund proxy voting behaviour revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... Super (91%), Vision Super (88%) and Cbus (77%). A further six funds supported more than 50% of shareholder proposals on global ESG issues. They were AustralianSuper (63%), VicSuper (60%), UniSuper (59%), HESTA (56%), Mercer (52%) and Tasplan (50%). Climate-related ...

FTSE Russell expands ESG research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
FTSE Russell formed a global ESG research partnership with Sustainalytics, as investors demand ESG integration within their strategies. The partnership will allow the firm to develop a new set of ESG indexes, with Sustainalytics' ESG risk ratings research ...