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Boutique launches sustainable Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
A Legg Mason boutique that manages $20 billion has launched a new sustainable equity strategy that will use proprietary sustainability analysis instead of just relying on negative screening. Martin Currie Australia Sustainable Equity Strategy will be ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... year due to a low United Nations Global Compact Score. The non-binding UN score encourages businesses to adopt more sustainable and socially responsible practices. Facebook's re-entry, meanwhile, came after the company managed to make improvements to ...

Willis Towers Watson ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... future, Hall said. "WorkVue delivers strong modeling capability to help companies rethink their workforce and create a sustainable operating model and cost structure at a time when the world of work has never been more uncertain," he said. The software ...

AMP Capital cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... management fees on its ESG-focused equities fund by 15bps, while also updating its screening thresholds. The AMP Capital Sustainable Share Fund will shift from charging 70 bps per year to 55 bps per year. It has tightened its screening for thermal coal ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... the pandemic. Wilson-Otto highlighted the strong relationship between business resilience and sustainability, and sustainable funds' continued strong inflows, pointing to Morningstar's finding that ESG assets in Asia Ex-Japan grew by 21% in the ...

Retirees hurt by APRA dividend pressure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... interest rates on term deposits have dropped, investment dividends have been reduced by companies struggling to stay sustainable, and now the salt in the wound is having APRA pressure banks to reduce their dividends too," he said. Middleton said the ...

Death of dividends greatly exaggerated: Epoch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... dividend yields. "A high yield could be the product of a one-time windfall or a collapsing stock price which may not be sustainable," McIntyre said. "To identify dividend streams that are sustainable and growing it is important to understand what drives ...

Suncorp wealth head departs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... Sydney-based Hatton said the demand of commuting from her home city to Brisbane and the impact it has on her family are not sustainable. "Suncorp is a wonderful company with many opportunities ahead of it. I am thankful to Steve [Johnston, Suncorp chief ...

Former Cbus advice head launches referral program

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... is underpinned by thorough due diligence, expertise and an unrelenting focus on quality to ensure that we achieve sustainable long-term success for all service participants and stakeholders," Harper said. Ultimately, it is all about providing efficient ...

AMP Capital ups jail stake

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... facility was an "exciting" addition to the fund's portfolio. "CIF aims to provide retail investors with consistent and sustainable returns including an attractive income yield over the long term, and this acquisition is well-aligned to this objective ...