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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 ...

VicSuper launches ESG member option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... violations and companies involved in potentially harmful activities. The new option follows on from VicSuper's first foray into ESG investments, the 2001 Equity Growth Sustainability option. This has evolved into the Socially Conscious investment option ...

World Vision soft launches investment fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... part of the investment portfolio, but commented that the fund will work differently to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment vehicles such as green bonds. The social investment product manager the organisation is currently recruiting ...

Asset managers lax in building relationships

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... than just focus on numerical data. The number of companies that want to discuss and understand investors' expectations of ESG and non-financial information increased over the previous year. Only 25% of respondents however, have knowledge and take action ...

ESG data creates barrier for Aussie instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... institutional investors and asset managers, the custodian found Asia Pacific is ahead of the game when it comes to incorporating ESG related strategies in investments. That said, Australia (73%) falls slightly behind the rest of APAC (84%) when including ...

CFA Institute investigates ESG investment gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... Institute, 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. ...

Top super chief executive named ACSI president

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... having an increased role in ACSI, commending the part it has played in increasing investor, director and executive awareness of ESG issues. "Building retirement savings pools for members requires strong returns over decades, not just years, putting ESG ...