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Retail responsible investment up 24pct

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... consumers demanding investments that do no harm through to the evidence that investment value is inextricably tied to ESG factors," O'Connor said. "The notion that Australians are disengaged from their superannuation has started its terminal decline ...

BMO to manage ESG for $53bn NZ funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... area of our business," McInerney said. The $30 billion NZ Super Fund chief investment officer, Matt Whineray, said ESG factors were material to long-term investment returns. "Company engagement is central to our stewardship of the fund and our commitment ...

Lonsec launches ESG metric

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... "ESG investing also aims to improve investment performance. There is growing evidence showing that incorporation of ESG factors into the investment process may offer investors potential performance advantages." The other three new BIOmetrics are fee-based ...

CFSGAM completes fundraising for European infrastructure fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... businesses enables greater alignment with clients' long-term investment objectives. We believe integrating and monitoring ESG factors into the management of these companies' results in sustainable value creation benefitting both investors and the community ...

Finding alpha in ESG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... do matter and that ASX-listed companies should take note. There's even one piece of research that looked at linking ESG factors to long-term alpha generation so super funds are backing it not just to feel good but to see real outcomes on shareholder ...

Governance eclipses social and environmental concerns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... social or environmental factors. AXA IM released these figures to promote its new ESG Smartbeta product, which includes ESG factors in its Smartbeta strategy. While investors are much more concerned with governance than they are with social and environmental ...

SSgA awarded VicSuper ESG mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... governance (ESG) mandate worth $310 million. The mandate will invest in a portfolio of global equities that integrates ESG factors alongside a proprietary dynamic alpha model. The portfolio will specifically exclude companies involved in the manufacture ...

ESG RA to award best stockbroking research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... mainstream analysts of broking houses are becoming more comfortable with the identification and quantification of ESG factors," she said. Similar to last year's awards, the event will also host a discussion panel on ESG. Among the panelists are Ann Byrne ...

Hermes launches global quant equities ESG strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... (ESG) strategy. The new product, which has an active exposure to global equities whilst specifically incorporating ESG factors, is available to superannuation funds and other institutional investors. Hermes' existing quantitative equities investment ...

Sustainability more than greenwash: Mercer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... risks present. That's the message from Jane Ambachtsheer, Mercer's global head of responsible investment. "Focusing on ESG factors in managing risk is still quite a young concept," said Ambachtsheer. "But for an investor today, it doesn't really matter ...