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Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... managing director of structured finance, Ilya Serov, said Australia's green bond market and appetite for responsible investing in general will only fall in line with global trends. But what investment managers need to be aware of is the greater reporting ...

UK pension regulator puts responsible investing centre stage

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
The UK pension regulator has outlined new investment guidance for trustees of defined benefit schemes and said attention needs to be given to environmental, social and governance factors. "Trustees need to take environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

Space and biblical indexes launched

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... of companies in the S-Network US Large/Mid-Cap 100 Index (SN1000), serves as a benchmark for biblically responsible investing. It limits portfolio exposures to practices related to abortion, pornography, alcohol, tobacco, gambling and anti-family entertaining. ...

AMP Capital overhauls ESG investment strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
... 'dangerous' or unethical investments across its entire portfolio. The company is ramping its commitment to responsible investing, and applying its new environmental, social and governance (ESG) decision-making framework across the business. This involves ...

Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... introducing MEC to shareholders in the Wilson Asset Management LIC stable. In a white paper titled 'Can socially responsible investing and good returns coexist?; Spoiler alert, the answer is yes', Morphic Asset Management joint chief investment officer ...

Responsible investment distinguishes active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... investment Matt Christensen. Investors have to have something different from the typical benchmark strategies and responsible investing is part of that solution, he told yesterday's media briefing. One important trend Christensen is seeing in Australia ...

AMP Capital senior manager joins CFS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... current role for more than two-and-a-half years. Tapscott is joining Colonial First State to oversee its responsible investing initiatives. In her new role as senior manager, corporate responsibility, Tapscott will be responsible for implementation of ...

Responsible investment plagues super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... with tobacco being the most common - yet this is often coupled with a broad range of other approaches to responsible investing. Funds are now using multiple strategies to deliver the best investment outcomes and meet the interests of members, including ...

SSGA expands responsible investment strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... minimum initial investment of $25,000, is a cost-effective means of Australian asset owners to engage in responsible investing. Organisations with significant business activity involving tobacco and the production of cluster bombs, landmines, chemical ...

Eaton Vance acquires $16bn fund manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... "I am extremely pleased that Eaton Vance has chosen to make Calvert the centrepiece of its expansion in responsible investing." "By combining Calvert's expertise in sustainability research with Eaton Vance's investment capabilities and distribution strengths ...