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Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... sustainability will 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 ...

ClearView restructures pricing as life sector struggles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... These changes have not been made lightly," Swanson said. "That said, we are focused on moving toward more stable and sustainable product and pricing terms for your clients. "I would personally like to thank you for your support to date and I hope you ...

Pension fund chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... funding, which has restored retirement security to California's public educators. This has transformed CalSTRS into a sustainable organisation that will be here for teachers for generations to come." Commenting, Teachers' Retirement Board chair Sharon ...

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... Robeco topped 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 ...

Billionaire investor warns against buying the dip

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... water, energy, road, rail, air and elsewhere to help secure Australia's long-term prosperity. "To secure a robust and sustainable future, now is the time for strong and decisive action."

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... enormously from diversity of thought," she says. "To understand the evolving world we are in - such as shifts to a more sustainable society - we need different perspectives, backgrounds and knowledge to bring to the table beyond a narrow finance major ...

Regulator clamps down on misleading ESG fund names

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... funds (excluding unit investment trusts) included the terms ESG, clean, environmental, impact, responsible, social, or sustainable in their names as of 31 December 2007. At 31 December 2019, that number sat at 291.

Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... impacts of COVID-19 on global growth, we reaffirm our commitment to use all appropriate policy tools to achieve strong, sustainable growth and safeguard against downside risks. Alongside strengthening efforts to expand health services, G7 finance ministers ...

ETF popularity soars 52%

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... levels higher than their passive peers." Despite this, Morningstar believes there will be increased interest in the sustainable ETF space in the future. Strategic beta ETFs are also having a heyday, with cumulative assets worth $7 billion. "This so-called ...

Climate threat pushes Aussies to sustainability

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
Mutual fund assets in sustainable investments surged 23% in 2019, as Aussie investors wake up to the "critical threat" of climate change. Singapore based research and consulting firm Cerulli Associates found that the sector recorded $1.2 billion in ...