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Banks come out on top for climate change disclosure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... target. ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson explained that the banks high exposure to environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks through their investment portfolios has overtime encouraged them to become better at assessing and managing their ...

Responsible investment continues to gain acceptance among investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... investors at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees CIO Forum, said the environmental, social and governance (ESG) ecosystem had expanded significantly and enabled growth in adoption of responsible investment (RI) approaches. "Responsible ...

Vamos returns as governance firm chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, Pauline Vamos, has become the chief executive of a firm providing ESG research to institutional investors. From today, Vamos will take the helm at Regnan, which is jointly owned by BT Investment ...

Cameron Hume hires fixed income expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... with respect to strategies. "A point worth making at the outset is that not all investment managers agree on the merits of ESG: some are passionate advocates while others believe their first responsibility is to maximise their clients' returns," he said. ...

Pengana partners with UK ESG manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... enhances our ethical investment offering by providing a fund with a disciplined positive screening process and integrated ESG analysis at all stages of the investment process." Pillemer also announced several management changes for the Hunter Hall Australian ...

ESG mispriced by markets: CFSGAM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... State Global Asset Management research. CFSGAM undertook a survey of all staff worldwide to determine their perspectives on ESG issues. The research found that 80% of CFSGAM investment professionals believed considering ESG led to better analyses, and ...

Ausbil adds key MicroCap team hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... recently a portfolio manager. Separately, Jan van der Schalk joins Ausbil from CLSA Australia where he was a senior analyst, ESG and diversified financials. Van der Schalk also brings a background in reinsurance, having previously served as chief executive ...

Decumulation will drive investment focus shift: AXA IM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... events in Melbourne and Sydney, the industry is increasingly turning to real assets and environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration strategies, and shifting away from benchmark-aware investing. "Australia is transitioning into the decumulation ...

Acorns adds ESG investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Users of fractional investing app Acorns now have the option to apply environmental, social and corporate governance standards to investments. The Emerald Portfolio is diversified across all asset classes including Australian equities, international ...

Industry giant joins ACSI

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... reiterated its vision of achieving genuine, measurable and permanent improvements in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of the companies in which its members invest. "By harnessing our collective rights and interests and actively ...