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Responsible investment continues to gain acceptance among investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... measurements," she said. "These themes have led institutional investors to increasingly focus both on the materiality of ESG factors as well as outcome metrics aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals." According to a study completed by TIAA in ...

CFA Institute investigates ESG investment gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... together with the Principles for Responsible Investment, aim to investigate the remaining barriers in integrating ESG factors in investment strategies via a series of workshops covering North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia. "Our CFA ...

ESG adoption grows, returns follow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... stewardship Rakhi Kumar said. However, further analysis shows 19% of APAC investors have more than 50% exposure to ESG factors in portfolios and 43% have less than 25% exposure. Respondents attributed this to a variety of factors, including cost, limited ...

ESG risk tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... disclosure policies and develop investor relations strategies that effectively include ESG issues. This is a global issue. ESG factors are frequently used by investors when they make major investment decisions," AIRA's chief executive Ian Matheson sa ...

Data limiting ethical investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... Business School said it's possible to align material ESG issues and financial performance, with 72% already implementing ESG factors into their investment decisions. Many (58% APAC and 65% globally) also do not believe ESG equals lower returns. In the ...

UK pension regulator puts responsible investing centre stage

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... account if they believe they are financially significant," the guidance read. The guidance also noted, with respect to ESG factors and long-term sustainability, that most investments in pension schemes are long-term and therefore exposed to long-term ...

Emerging markets investment grows with new fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... Brazil. Utilising a combination of quantitative factors and deep due diligence, Remerga employs a strong focus on ESG factors when selecting stocks fit for investment. Remerga co-founder, director and chief investment officer Craig Mercer said investing ...

Awareness of sustainable investing grows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... ASX200. Companies are scored by combining an overall 'sustainability score' as well as individual scores for the three ESG factors and a controversies assessment ranking. The scores are out of 100 with a higher score representing a better estimation ...

AMP Capital senior manager joins CFS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... policies and practices by the bank late last year. A CFS spokesperson said the framework was established to integrate ESG factors across the investment processes, consistent with the firm's pursuit of sustainable long term investment outcomes for customers ...

Impact investing driving advice growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... Impact allows clients to invest to personal objectives via three sustainable investing segments: exclusionary screens, ESG factors and impact targets. "The idea is that we will build that platform out over all asset classes, at the moment we've got products ...