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Students to manage university fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... professor Robert Bianchi said the university has a strong commitment to the environment, social justice and good governance (ESG) and "the fund will make investments in companies that exhibit those three characteristics." "Lots of universities use programs ...

Shareholders need greater voice on ESG: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... it difficult for shareholders to hold public companies to account on some important environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues." "In other jurisdictions where non-binding shareholder resolutions are permitted, we have seen shareholders use them ...

Super funds strengthen support for low carbon economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... supporting the transition to a low carbon economy, and that broadly considers the value and measure of carbon, green energy, and ESG features. Russell portfolio manager James Harwood said the rules-based approach is intended to help clients meaningfully ...

Standard Life launches impact fund, appoints managers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... challenges, from climate change and poverty, to inequality and pollution," Aberdeen Standard global head of stewardship and ESG investment Euan Stirling said. "As asset managers, we believe we can play a vital role in helping to address these issues. ...

Ethical investing fruitful for income investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... investors become increasingly preoccupied with generating income while delivering sustainable returns over the long-term. "Most ESG research to date has focused on growth assets/strategies in the accumulation phase. We focus instead on the role of ESG ...

Super fund property manager leads global sustainability ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... Office Unlisted category. The ISPT Core Fund was ranked seventh in Australia in the Office/Retail Sector. According to ISPT its ESG programs have delivered savings for clients, including $1.38 million in utility costs from FY15 to FY16 within the ISPT ...

SSGA fund divests tobacco and weapons

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... investment strategy. Funds under management have risen to $229 million. SSGA manages about US$182 billion ($227 billion) in ESG assets out of a total US$2.6 trillion ($3.3 trillion) AUM.

More clarity needed in key person risk management: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
ESG researcher Regnan is calling on large corporates to provide greater disclosure around management of human capital, saying long-term investors should have greater oversight of strategic approaches to managing key people whose contribution - or lack ...

Why it shouldn't be called impact investing

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... could justify it. A decade later, those same people were losing their jobs if they didn't have that allocation," he said. ESG, he added, is no different in this regard, and the best way to outperform is to capture an opportunity before everyone else ...

JPMAM wins global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... GMI over a period of months to ensure we fully understood GMI's investment needs as well as their portfolio exclusions and ESG integration requirements." "Both investment teams worked closely to ensure expectations from a portfolio construction perspective ...