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Australian managers most focused on ESG

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
Australian professional investors are the world's most concerned about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues when it comes to making investment decisions. A global CFA survey of investment professionals found that 78% of CFA Institute members ...

HESTA divests from Transfield

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... principles of international human rights law." The findings do not fit with HESTA's environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy. "As a responsible owner of the companies we invest in, the decision to divest involved a rigorous process, informed ...

Altius fund added to netwealth platform

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... been equity funds available for some time that are managed with reference to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) principles, the same hasn't been true of fixed income funds," Altius chief investment officer Bill Bovingdon said. The manager ...

Retail responsible investment up 24pct

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... largest asset managers are also increasingly integrating responsible investments with $598 billion in assets managed under ESG integration strategies. "There is currently a convergence of factors that are resulting in a very compelling case to invest ...

Divestment could reach $50bn in five years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... companies seeking to raise capital can make themselves quite attractive to these institutional investors by addressing their ESG concerns. To support this claim Reynolds cited a 2013 meta study by the Deutsche Bank Global Financial Institute that found ...

Obsession with stability is killing returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... Fracking and companies exposed to coal mining are, or have been, in Ariel Investments' portfolios too. "I don't claim to be an ESG investor," Bhansali said, adding that the fund manager can divest from particular stocks if their clients demand it. Ariel ...

BMO to manage ESG for $53bn NZ funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... appointed to support three New Zealand pension funds managing more than $53.2 billion with environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. BMO will provide responsible investment engagement services for New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super Fund) ...

Lonsec launches ESG metric

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... series of its Better Investment Outcomes metrics, this time including one that targets environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns. As reported in Financial Standard, Lonsec's BIOmetrics are product rating tools designed to facilitate more client-specific ...

World's largest sovereign wealth fund divests coal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... fund revealing in February it had sold shares in 114 companies throughout 2014 based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns. "Our risk-based approach means that we exit sectors and areas where we see elevated levels of risk to our investments ...

BNY Mellon to provide ESG insights

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... firm Sustainalytics to provide environmental, social and governance insights to securities issuers. In response to growing ESG concerns in its investor-base, and the growing number of signatories in the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment ...