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Catholic Super appoints CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... external and internal relationships for CSF. Last month, Catholic Super committed to protecting human rights as a part of its ESG-based investment decision making. "One tool we are looking at is the introduction of a new reporting requirement to compel ...

VanEck ETF receives ethical tick

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... companies based on fossil fuel ownership and revenues, socially responsible activities, environmental, social or governance (ESG) performance and carbon emissions. VanEck's selection process involves excluding all companies that own any fossil fuel reserves ...

Catholic Super backs Modern Slavery Act

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... report on slavery risks in their supply chains," Pegan said. The fund said it sees protecting human rights as a part of its ESG-based investment decision making. "While delivering strong returns to our members is our main measure of success, of equal ...

Prominent executive links with VFMC board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... operate across the entire portfolio, such as portfolio strategy and construction, implementation/trading, investment risk and ESG," Gray said. "This enables us to take a whole of portfolio approach and to ensure resilience in our investment performan ...

Natixis acquires credit specialist

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... provide our investors access to a unique new range of private debt strategies." In March, Natixis launched a global equities ESG fund that assessed companies on eight sustainable development themes: energy, resources, buildings and cities, ICT, health ...

ESG reporting strong through 2017: ACSI

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
Almost all ASX200 companies disclosed environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy frameworks and sustainability targets in 2017, according to the latest Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) report. ACSI's annual review of corporate ...

Hermes launches carbon ESG tool

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... The $60 billion global manager will launch a tool to calculate a fund's carbon performance and carbon risk as a part of its ESG toolkit to help fund managers make better decisions about investments. Hermes Investment Management will also use the tool ...

Agricultural asset manager promotes new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... areas. It will also consider environmental factors including salinity, water quality and vegetation systems as part of an ESG focus. Growth Farms Australia's managing director David Sackett said agricultural land had low correlation to some assets ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bonds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... great opportunity for the NSW Government to showcase its ongoing commitment to addressing environmental risks and focusing on ESG concerns," Perrottet said. "From a state funding perspective, we continue to diversify our investor base which helps us ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... of the Year: Legg Mason | BetaShares - Active ETFs Finalists: Macquarie Liquid Alts (IPM) Vanguard Multi-asset ETFs PIMCO ESG Bond Fund Channel Capital - Capital Dynamics Clean Energy Fund Investment Product of the Year: Fidelity Asia Fund Finalists ...