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AMP Capital ESG lead jumps to Platypus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... professional of Kristen's calibre to lead Platypus's product development in this area and to support our investment team with ESG issues as they relate to portfolio construction and performance," Adamson said. "Kristen is passionate about engagement ...

Less might be more in ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... there is no correlation to improved sustainability scores. The study suggests that companies which are slow-moving on ESG issues are targeted repeatedly by multiple shareholders. This is because the companies that receive the most proposals on ESG issues ...

Paradice appoints head of ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... always believed we have a duty to consider the financial impact of our exposure to, and influence the management of, ESG issues. "Companies that fail to manage their environmental and social impacts effectively, or that fail to adopt robust ethical policies ...

Financial Standard launches FS Sustainability

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... as FS Sustainability today. FS Sustainability will aim to provide expert analysis and in-depth news on a variety of ESG issues and how ESG factors are integrated into investment decisions. The rebrand to FS Sustainability aligns the publication with ...

Capital Group appoints ESG head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... marketing and technology teams. She will also represent Capital Group as an active participant in organisations promoting ESG issues across the business landscape. "We're delighted to appoint someone of Jessica's calibre and experience to work ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... tighten fossil fuel exposures in the future and said that AMP Capital believes firmly in engaging with companies on ESG issues. "We appreciate that any investment in fossil fuels can be a concern for investors, and as such we are actively reviewing our ...

FASEA too soft on ethical investing: Advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... realise they might have a preference on responsible investing." Asked whether FASEA took a strong enough stance on ESG issues, Goodments chief executive Tom Culver said no. "I personally think they should have gone further. However you want to look at ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Talieh Williams agreeing the crisis has brought several issues to the fore. "This crisis has brought a number of key ESG issues into focus, ranging from labour standards and workforce management, the potential need for a universal basic income (and consideration ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... of nucleuses of activity with slightly different focuses. A lot of our ESG work is bottom-up, focusing on whichever ESG issues are material to a particular company or asset." The bottom up ESG research that Aberdeen Standard Investments and Brown Advisory ...

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... edition of the study was the organisation's "most ambitious" yet, and revealed which asset managers walked the talk on ESG issues among. "While many in the industry are eager to promote their ESG credentials, our analysis clearly indicates that few of ...