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Abrdn launches new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... willing to pay a premium for that. But equities can be a volatile asset class." He added that while traditionally, global bonds would have dampened risks, while still generating returns in a portfolio - that seems less reliable today. The GRM strategy ...

VFMC investment stewardship lead exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... taking a break from full-time work, working as an independent consultant including as a strategic advisor for Jamieson Coote Bonds. Jamieson Coote Bonds executive director Angus Coote said the business is continuing to improve its approach to ESG and ...

Metrics Credit Partners joins climate partnership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
Metrics Credit Partners became the first Australian non-bank asset manager to join the Climate Bonds Partnership Programme. Metrics joins the big four banks, the Green Buildings Council of Australia and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in the Climate ...

BetaShares launches crypto-focused ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... comes as new a survey of 1000 Australians by crypto platform Luno reveals more Australians own crypto (15%) than gold or bonds (6%). The survey also found crypto is being used like a traditional asset for traditional savings goals. The majority of those ...

Super funds extend poor disclosure to ESG holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... such as coal companies and investing instead into high profile social impact or renewable energy projects or buying green bonds," the report read. "Rainmaker does not believe whether a super fund divests from the fossil fuel sector to be a marker of ...

ASFA urges net zero 2050 targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... to include reaching net zero adopting the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment approach and buying green bonds. Super funds that use an engagement approach typically hold discussions and consultations with investors so that their views ...

Vanguard cuts fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... ETFs in question are designed to provide investors with diversified, broad market access to government and corporate-issued bonds. The funds generally hold more securities than their peers. "Persistently low yields have led some investors to question ...

Tiger Global to launch technology fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... funds have invested in the likes of LinkedIn, Peloton and Spotify. The fund's investment universe ranges from stocks and bonds to real property and digital assets, and the minimum investment is set at US$250,000. Sydney-based boutique Gannet Capital ...

Metrics hires three senior leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... National Australia Bank where she was director of sustainable finance. Prior to that she was a senior adviser to the Climate Bonds Initiative, based in London. Lalit Barhate is the new director of internal audit and was previously the head of internal ...

BNP Paribas launches sustainable trusts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021
... Paribas Asset Management Sustainability Centre in Paris, Hong Kong, and New York. The Green Bond Trust invests in global green bonds which finance projects designed to mitigate or address climate change issues. It uses an integrated engagement approach ...