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PIMCO launches ESG bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... is rolling out its first environmental, social and governance-screened global bond fund to Australian investors. The PIMCO ESG Global Bond Fund's investment screen is based on three processes: exclusion of companies that don't meet PIMCO's ESG standard ...

ESG risk tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... launched a new interactive tool that assesses environmental, social and governance metrics for 8500 companies globally. The MSCI ESG Metrics helps investors measure a portfolio's ESG risk, particularly where a lack of data can be a significant barrier. ...

Investment management industry needs overhaul: CFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... expect to see more assets move into passive investment vehicles, while 73% believe environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors will become more significant. More than half (55%) expect globalisation to offer new opportunities, with 70% expecting ...

The challenging nature of ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... and AMP announced in March that it would be divesting from tobacco and a number of other unethical investments under a new ESG framework. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the Financial Executive Women 2017 Leadership Conference.

Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... Australia and NZ's portion pales in comparison on a global scale, sitting at 2.3%, its demand for ethical, social and governance (ESG) products nevertheless, is on an "unstoppable trajectory", says the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. ...

Data limiting ethical investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... of 582 institutional investors conducted by State Street and Harvard 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 ...

UK pension regulator puts responsible investing centre stage

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... to be given to environmental, social and governance factors. "Trustees need to take environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account if they believe they are financially significant," the guidance read. The guidance also noted, with respect ...

Industry fund launches ethical investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... - Balanced option was launched on the back of increasing member and community interest in ethical, social and governance (ESG) matters and the super fund furthering its commitment to ethical investing. The SRI vehicle is certified by the Responsible ...

AMP Capital overhauls ESG investment strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... The company is ramping its commitment to responsible investing, and applying its new environmental, social and governance (ESG) decision-making framework across the business. This involves excluding investments in tobacco, cluster munitions, landmines ...

Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... are under the misconception that they must accept lower returns for being ethical. "The empirical evidence shows that all ESG-screened portfolios have performed very similarly to their respective underlying benchmarks, if not slightly outperforming them," ...