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ESG bond portfolio opens to Aussie investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
A Scottish manager is offering a new ESG fixed income fund to institutional investors in Australia, beginning with $135 million in assets under management. The Cameron Hume Global Fixed Income ESG Fund will hold securities from issuers that the specialist ...

The case for indexed annuity bonds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... investing becomes mainstream. "Trustees have increasingly made more explicit commitments to monitoring the risks posed by ESG issues and making positive impacts in their choice of investments. These fulfil their fiduciary obligations to seek the best ...

Member takes $50 billion industry fund to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... Rest said it is unable to comment on ongoing legal matters but that it requires all of its investment managers to consider ESG risks when investing in order to deliver competitive long-term returns for members. This includes climate change, the fund ...

Pinnacle splashes $50m on acquisitions

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... management. It's team of eight professionals offer smart beta, factor investing and client solutions capability (including ESG), multi-asset investments and implementation capabilities across government bonds, corporate bonds, cash, FX and Australian ...

Tenders on the menu for UK pension schemes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... other proposed changes, including a clarification seeking to clear up the difference between ethical and financially material ESG considerations.

Avoid social agendas on ESG: Governance Institute

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... risk professionals have rallied against proposals to increase shareholder voices on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. In responding to a survey issued by the Governance Institute of Australia, its members overwhelmingly turned down proposals ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... Australia's largest super funds actively manage their super funds' environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policies.

IMF Bentham eyes potential Facebook, Cambridge Analytica goldmine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... 2017. In the wake of the scandal, fund managers and institutional investors reassessed where Facebook sat within their overall ESG strategies. Most tellingly, BetaShares removed the platform from its $208 million Global Sustainability Leaders ETF, meaning ...

ESG considerations material to long-term success

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Latest research from Regnan dispels investor myths about the usefulness of ESG investing. According to Regnan, investors need not worry about the cost of considering material ESG risks in portfolios. The research house claims the long-term performance ...

US investment giant acquires global fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
One of the largest investment managers in the US now owns a 60% interest in a global ESG-focused fund manager with operations in Australia. Federated Investors, a $534 billion fund manager and SMA provider, has paid $440 million for a majority stake ...