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Eaton Vance subsidiary appoints COO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... underwriting the launch of Morningstar's program to better prepare financial advisers for incorporating sustainable investing into advice practices, along with Merrill Lynch and Northern Trust Asset Management's FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds. In collaboration ...

BetaShares launches Australian ESG fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... 80% would consider switching products if their current investments did not match their values. "Demand for sustainable investing products is on the rise in Australia. More and more investors, especially younger Australians, are conscious about where ...

Global $11bn manager acquires US firm

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... the Impax and Pax teams will be joining forces." "Like Impax, Pax has a long track record as a pioneer in sustainable investing and a strong team of highly experienced investment management and support staff. The combined group will start with a closely ...

Ethical investing fruitful for income investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... emitters that demonstrate an assortment of payout profiles, AXA IM said. AXA IM's Rosenberg Equities head of sustainable investing Kathryn McDonald said that if these high emitters are omitted from such strategies, overall dividend yields remain high ...

Morningstar partners to drive adviser ESG education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... working with a global financial services industry body to better prepare financial advisers for incorporating sustainable investing into advice practices. Collaborating with the US-based Money Management Institute, the program focuses on the incorporation ...

Pengana partners with UK ESG manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... talent." He added: "WHEB's investment team has impressive credentials and their strategy is at the forefront of sustainable investing. The agreement significantly complements and enhances our ethical investment offering by providing a fund with a disciplined ...

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 ...