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VicSuper launches ESG member option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
VicSuper is launching a socially responsible investment option in response to extensive employer and member concerns about climate change, human rights violations and companies involved in potentially harmful activities. The new option follows on from ...

ESG data creates barrier for Aussie instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... strategies in investments. That said, Australia (73%) falls slightly behind the rest of APAC (84%) when including ESG investment strategies. Forty-four Australian institutional investors participated in the survey, representing about $542 billion in ...

CFA Institute investigates ESG investment gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
The CFA Institute is partnering with a United Nations-backed organisation to determine why investment managers aren't standardising environmental, social and governance factors across all asset classes. CFA Institute, together with the Principles for ...

ESG adoption grows, returns follow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
The implementation of an ESG framework in an investment strategy can produce significantly improved returns and assist in the management of volatility. A global survey of 475 institutions conducted by State Street Global Advisors shows asset owners ...

AMP Capital overhauls ESG investment strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... customers. Chief executive Adam Tindall said the new framework complements AMP Captial's existing approach to addressing ESG investment risks and reflects the changing attitudes of investors, who increasingly do not want to invest in harmful products. ...

CSC contributes to global ESG think tank

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... Superannuation Corporation recently formed part of a powerful asset owner think tank in Japan, discussing best practice in ESG investment and portfolio management. The Global Asset Owners' Forum, organised by the Japanese Government Pension Investment ...

Tail wags the dog in ESG regulation: PRI

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... guidance-based regulation). However, in some countries where you have a lack of demand from asset owners calling for ESG investment, you may need additional incentives and perhaps a clarification of the law," Hermes Equity Ownership Services executive ...

SSGA expands responsible investment strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... excludes investment in tobacco and selected armaments. Aimed at institutional investors with increasing interest in ESG investment, the State Street International Equities Index Trust Ex Tobacco Ex Controversial Weapons Fund intends to track the performance ...

Standard Life appoints RI analysts

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... held roles at Risk Metrics, Innovest and New York Climate Rescue. Sophie Rahm, meanwhile, joins Standard Life's ESG investment team from Schroders, where she was an ESG analyst. She has also held senior research roles at Route2 Sustainability, Eurosif ...

Japanese pension fund continues ESG commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is planning to host about 20 of the world's largest asset owners for an ESG investment forum later this year. The Global Asset Owners' Forum will continue the fund's obligation to better understand responsible ...