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BNP launches ESG analytics tool

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
BNP Paribas has launched ESG Risk Analytics to enable clients to integrate environmental, social and corporate governance factors more easily into their investment decision making process. BNP's ESG Risk Analytics aims to provide a detailed breakdown ...

Cbus signs new Paris ESG commitment

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... investment practice is a failure of fiduciary duty." The statement aims to promote "globally consistent mechanisms" to determine ESG concerns for investors. Cbus chief executive David Atkin explained that the $32 billion super fund "has long been committed ...

Improvements in ESG leadership: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Seventy-one cents in every dollar invested in the ASX200 belongs to companies demonstrating "leading" standards when it comes to environmental, social and governance reporting. This is one of several key findings by the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

FTSE Russell launches "green revenue" model

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... which come from low-carbon, or "green." sources. FTSE Russell's statement said the model was important because traditional ESG indices focus on completely excluding hydrocarbon or heavy carbon dioxide producers from portfolios; the LCE approach, meanwhile ...

Top companies still in the dark on ESG

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... advisory firm Company Matters believes there are several companies within the ASX 300 who are coming up short when it comes to ESG disclosure. Company Matters director Janine Rolfe said the recent KPMG analysis of listed entities' disclosures shows significant ...

Credit ratings agencies sign PRI statement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... announcement that 100 investors managing US$16 trillion of assets, and six credit rating agencies have signed the statement on ESG in credit ratings. The statement's launch also marks the start of a two-year program funded by The Rockefeller Foundation ...

Dimensional launches ESG trust

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... in response to the increasing numbers of people looking to incorporate their views on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their long-term wealth goals. The new trust combines a systematic approach to sustainability with the firm's ...

IFM appoints responsible investment director

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... his deep understanding of finance, capital markets, public policy development and corporate responsibility to drive enhanced ESG outcomes for our shareholders and stakeholders."

Omega wins institutional credit mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... Uniting Financial Services began as a conversation to improve the fixed income portion of the client's portfolio within an ESG framework. "We sat down with Uniting's investment team and said: 'OK, Omega's systems and processes can filter out, or in ...

AXA IM global equity SmartBeta fund gets RIAA approval

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... limitations of both market cap-weighted indices and alternative weighting schemes. Since launching in August 2014, AXA IM's fully ESG integrated Fund is now around 5% ahead of its MSCI ACWI benchmark. AXA IM director for Australia and New Zealand Craig ...