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Australian Unity rejigs executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... opportunity. "We are encouraged and excited to partner with the CEFC and Australian Unity, both renowned leaders in sustainable investing. We are committed to scaling sustainable investing in Australia and providing valued-aligned investment solutions ...

Schroders director jumps to Robeco

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... of our assets right across the region, driven by strong client interest in our quantitative, credit and sustainable investing capabilities. "Collectively our new senior hires will bring a wealth of specialist knowledge and expertise which will further ...

Survey shows future of mandates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... position ESG is taking in asset allocation. The survey was produced by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Nearly six in 10 (57%) of these asset owners can envision a time when they will only ...

ESG investing now mainstream: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... place, however, the COVID-19 crisis has kicked the transition into overdrive, catapulting responsible and sustainable investing to become "mainstream". "At the start of 2020 I said that environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing would reshape ...

Morningstar acquires global ESG ratings house

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... that also contribute to a more sustainable global economy. Morningstar chief executive Kunal Kapoor said sustainable investing, which incorporated ESG factors, was the future of long-term investing. "Modern investors in public and private markets are ...

Why COVID-19 could boost ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... those with a low rating fell more than the benchmark. Fidelity International global head of stewardship and sustainable investing Jenn-Hui Tan said that the February to March slide market crash was the first of the sustainable investing era. "Our thesis ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... become standard before we know it. Right now, it's fashionable, but in three or four years from now, sustainable investing will be standard practice." This bandwagon mentality may be driven for a large part by everyday citizens calling for action ...

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... the list, with chief executive Gilbert Van Hassel pointing to the firm's recognition of the importance of sustainable investing decades before it became popular. "We are extremely proud to be recognized as a sector leader in ShareAction's assessment. ...

Carbon footpath important, not footprint: AXA

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... largest polluters to reduce the carbon footprint of their portfolios," AXA IM's Rosenberg Equities head of sustainable investing, Kathryn McDonald said. "This approach, also known as 'de-carbonisation', has meant excluding investments in companies that ...

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... Standard the systematic, quantitative attributes of factor-led approaches make it the perfect match for sustainable investing. "A factor strategy lends itself even better for sustainable investing, because of the systematic components, compared to more ...