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ESG data creates barrier for Aussie instos

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... management. BNP Paribas Securities Services' head of Australia and New Zealand, David Braga said: "More and more, sustainable investing is at the forefront of the institutional landscape in Australia, as evidenced by the fact that Australia, with 120 ...

Former adviser launches sustainable trading platform

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... companies by their total clean energy revenues)." In a survey released by Morgan Stanley's Institute for Sustainable Investing, researchers found about 84% of millennials were interested in sustainable investing, and nearly twice as likely to invest ...

PIMCO launches ESG bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... version of the Total Return strategy in the US that excluded investments in select industries. Since then, sustainable investing has evolved. Investors have set their sights higher: it's no longer enough just to screen out undesirable categories; they ...

LGS reinstates responsible investing restrictions

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
Industry superannuation fund Local Government Super is strengthening its commitment to responsible and sustainable investing by reinstating its investment restriction on nuclear energy and uranium industries. LGS removed investment restrictions on certain ...

Industry fund launches ethical investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... members with an investment time horizon of six years or more, the PDS shows. Chief executive David Elia said sustainable investing has been a focus for Hostplus for a numbers of years and an extensive ESG approach is already in place. "While this approach ...

Awareness of sustainable investing grows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Almost one in five Australians believe it is extremely important for their investments to be in sustainable companies. This is a key finding of the fifth annual BT Australian Financial Health Index, demonstrating the conscious considerations Australian ...

Bendigo targets ethically conscious investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... Bendigo Socially Responsible Growth Fund," Rohan said. In a survey released by Morgan Stanley's Institute for Sustainable Investing, researchers found that about 84% of millennials were interested in sustainable investing, and nearly twice as likely ...

Northern Trust launches sustainable real assets fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... to "benefit from the long-term returns associated with listed real estate companies, whilst incorporating sustainable investing principles." GRESB managing director Sander Paul van Tongeren said: "The environmental performance of buildings has been shown ...

Make 2017 a big year for financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... investing. Here are Dane's recommendations on how to appeal to this demographic: Familiarise yourself with sustainable investing ESG funds invest in companies with strong ESG practices. Impact investments seek to generate a measurable social or environmental ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... realisation still has ways to go. Principal for responsible investment at Mercer, Cheang says both responsible and sustainable investing in Australia is experiencing monumental shifts as super funds work through the best way to align environmental footprints ...