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AMP Capital infrastructure fund ESG leader

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
AMP Capital's Diversified Infrastructure Trust has been ranked the top infrastructure fund in the world for its ESG performance. The ranking came as part of the inaugural 2016 GRESB Infrastructure report, with the Trust (ADIT) securing the top spot ...

Alphinity funds added to mFund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... returned 10.3% since 2004. The Socially Responsible Share Fund is suited to those looking to invest in a diverse range of local ESG stocks, returning 8.8% since its inception in 2000 - 0.6% above the ASX 300 benchmark. Alphinity believes that being on ...

SSGA expands responsible investment strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... which 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 ...

CalSTRS seeking ESG managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... California State Teachers' Retirement System is on the hunt for up to six additional public equity investment managers focusing on ESG. According to CalSTRS chief investment officer Christopher J. Ailman, the US pension fund is looking for managers with ...

Australian funds rank well on ESG

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... managers tend to rank higher than their global peers when it comes to incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment decisions, Lonsec Research has found. According to the researcher's newly released Responsible ...

Pharmaceuticals and tires top new Thomson Reuters diversity index

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
... content officer, financial and risk Debra Walton said. "Our research shows that companies that make investments and focus on ESG matters can have a stronger stock performance and better long-term profitability. "For investors, looking beyond financial ...

BNP appoints sales manager from J.P. Morgan

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... help clients leverage advanced data analysis offering, which provides deep insights into risk and asset liability, including ESG factors and more."

Westpac tops S&P ESG index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Westpac has been determined the financial services industry leader in the S&P Dow Jones global sustainability benchmark. The S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices annual review, developed in partnership with RobecoSAM, showed that Westpac comfortably ...

Super funds seeking low carbon mandates

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016

Capital stewards create value on Main Street

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... market dependent. For example the way a German pension fund prioritises its regulatory obligations and compliance from an ESG perspective would be vastly different from a UK fund," Prugue said. "So is one fund better than the other? It really depends ...