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Aberdeen Standard launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... we place ESG considerations and active stewardship at the heart of our investment approach," he said. "Understanding ESG risks and opportunities in small caps alongside other financial metrics allows us to make more informed decisions and generate better ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... understanding, more disclosure and reporting allowing a general positive shift in the level that investment managers consider ESG risks as part of their investment process." The new edition of Financial Standard, out today, includes the special feature ...

Real estate manager hires from Cbus

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... executive Pete Morrissey. In her most recent role, Moore was responsible for integrating, managing reporting on potential ESG risks for Cbus's operations and investments. She also developed and implemented a new sustainability strategy for the organisation ...

Rainmaker Group expands into ESG media, acquires The Sustainability Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... provides unique, in-depth writing covering how investible Australian companies manage, disclose and communicate their ESG risks and opportunities, and how Australian institutional asset owners and asset managers are using ESG risk/reward analysis to ...

Irish pension funds reduce equity exposure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... of investment strategy setting and risk management." The report also found 55% of European pension schemes consider ESG risks as part of their standard investment decision-making, up 15% from 2018. About 29% of pension schemes that responded said they ...

ACSI calls for ESG, stronger stewardship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... recognising the importance of ESG factors. There is significant opportunity to bring Australia up to date by clarifying that ESG risks and opportunities are financially material and should be taken into account in risk and return analyses." The council ...

CAER sold to global service provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... and assessments, ratings and screening capabilities. The firm is skilled in analysing companies exposed to specific ESG risks, and can develop ESG-focused indices. ISS confirmed CAER's existing clients would continue to receive the same service ...

Legal woes continue for super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... assess their ability to invest sustainably. "We require our investment managers to consider a range of factors, including ESG risks, when selecting investments in their portfolios and when exercising voting rights," Rest said. The fund is currently recruiting ...

Vamos departs Regnan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... and support confidence in Australia's investment industry, through the provision of well-researched insights into ESG risks and their management," Regnan said. Prior to joining Regnan, Vamos was chief executive of the Association of Superannuation ...

Member takes $50 billion industry fund to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... said it is unable to comment on ongoing legal matters but that it requires all of its investment managers to consider ESG risks when investing in order to deliver competitive long-term returns for members. This includes climate change, the fund said. ...