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Morningstar creates carbon risk investment tool

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... Morningstar will calculate the Carbon Risk Score based on company-level carbon risk assessments from Sustainalytics, a provider of ESG and corporate governance ratings and research. The assessments can also be viewed among a larger set of 70 Morningstar ...

Financial services giants launch ESG indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Two global financial services heavyweights have collaborated to launch a suite of environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices for institutional investors. J.P. Morgan and BlackRock have joined forces to create the J.P. Morgan ESG Index (JESG) ...

ANU to recalibrate divestment policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... solid5.2%. Rainmaker estimates these combined results gave the overall equities portfolio a net $8 million boost due to the ESG strategy. Low relative Australian equities returns in 2017 were driven by outperformance of the energy and resources sectors ...

SSGA launches ESG-heavy strategy for Aussie instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
State Street Global Advisors is introducing a new low carbon, high ESG international equities fund for Australian institutional investors. Partnering with MSCI, the State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust is the next iteration ...

Unions lobby super sector to cut big bank, AMP ties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... McManus urged funds to reconsider their relationships with Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ and NAB in accordance with their ESG policies. "Working people in Australia gave up pay rises in order to get universal superannuation off the ground to provide ...

XTB launches ESG fixed income portfolio

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
The $265 million fixed income securities manager has launched a fixed income portfolio of ESG securities, with an absolute return objective of 1% above the cash rate. The XTB emerald fixed income portfolio is a managed portfolio of individual bond units ...

Dimensional launches global ESG bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
The $738 billion asset manager has launched a new global ESG fund that will invest in fixed interest bonds of companies that shun tobacco, alcohol and gambling, among a variety of ESG factors. Dimensional already runs an existing sustainability strategy ...

Mercer expands responsible investment team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... (fast-moving consumer goods), real estate, natural resources and financial services. His role was to understand the human rights and ESG risks and opportunities relevant to KPMG clients. Mercer says the hires will focus on integrating environmental ...

Instos chasing EM debt for value

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... different areas of EM," he said. Commenting on the risks of these types of investments, Capeloto said a key concern involves ESG considerations. "You need to invest in countries where you've done your research, from an ESG standpoint, not only on a country-by-country ...

Diversity leads growth manager in new direction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
A revamped ESG investment model at an Australian asset manager is turning conversations where large companies now approach the firm for advice on corporate sustainability reporting. In 2016, Platypus Asset Management decided to rebuild its ESG investment ...