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Former Suncorp executive joins Freedom Insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... insurance industry, as chief executive based in Hong Kong. He was also a managing director and chief marketing officer for Asia at ESG Direct Hong Kong, a subsidiary of ESG Reinsurance. His role at Freedom will report directly to managing director, Keith ...

FTSE Russell launches gender diversity indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... Russell has launched a series of indices to meet the growing demand for more transparent environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in passive investments. The FTSE Women on Boards Leadership Index Series is designed to integrate a company's ...

Insto investors looking for company transparency: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... investors are looking for detailed disclosure from portfolio companies about their strategy and goals, board composition and ESG commitments, according to research from global consultancy Morrow Sodali. The research was based on a survey of investors ...

Responsible investment here to stay: Experts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... management research Nathan Lim said when you compare the average returns of funds investing in Australian equities using an ESG component against the broader market "we see that at the end of 2016 the former outperformed the latter for the past three ...

US advisers shifting to international equities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... large portion (21.5%) were eyeing alternatives or commodities, overtaking the demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) products, which only 122 advisers (15.6%) noted interest in. Huebscher added analysis of the fund industry has been focused ...

Super fund ESG specialist joins PRI committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
An ESG investment specialist at a $41 billion industry superannuation fund recently joined one of the top advisory committees at the Principles for Responsible Investment. Prior to Christmas the United Nations-supported PRI announced its newest members ...

Eaton Vance subsidiary appoints COO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... Funds. In collaboration with the US-based Money Management Institute, Morningstar's program focuses on the incorporation of ESG factors into investment portfolios and their impact. It includes educational resources, workshops, forums, and thought leadership ...

Former Paradice executive takes on chief operating role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... takes an active approach to ensuring that the companies that we invest in are compliant and maintaining or improving corporate ESG," Summers said.

WA Super launches impact investment option

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... world's biggest social and environmental problems," Ross added. WA Super said the impact investment option differs from other ESG-tilted funds by "investing directly in companies whose core products and services address the world's largest problems." ...

ACSI adds $87 billion super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... Louise Davidson said the association is looking forward to working with the $87 billion fund to achieve its shared goals. "ESG risks and opportunities are financially material for long-term investors. Our members need to know that the companies they're ...