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AllianceBernstein hires two ESG leaders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... making a move from Australia to London for the role. Sexton, who is based in London, was investment manager and head of ethical, sustainable and thematic investment at Holden & Partners for three years. "Our aim is to put responsible investing at the ...

AMP awards mandate to BlackRock

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... number of options to the scheme. As at September 2020, the AMP Default Fund for example, delivered 4.34% p.a. while the AMP Ethical Balanced Fund returned 5.02% p.a. over a three-year period. In transitioning the assets, the firm said it will work with ...

Morphic co-founder exits

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... will go to Ellerston co-head of global equities Bill Pridham. He has also resigned from the board of the listed Morphic Ethical Equities Fund (MEC) and Ellerston's Brian O'Sullivan will take the role. Morphic was founded in 2012 by Slater and ...

The Big Issue launches investment platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... AllianceBernstein, Columbia Threadneedle and Stewart Investors, has launched the platform offering more than 30 options that have an ethical, governance and sustainability purpose. The alliance floated the idea of the platform more than two years ago ...

RIAA, AXA IM launch adviser ESG guide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... have launched a free publication - The Financial Adviser Guide to Responsible Investment to demystify responsible and ethical investment for advisers. AXA IM head of ESG research and active ownership Yo Takatsuki said as client demand grows, advisers ...

Fresh fundies outperform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... Fund, returning 31.4% to August 31. This was followed by Pendal's MicroCap Opportunities Fund (20.8%), Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Fund (20.6%) and Lakehouse Capital's Small Companies Fund (18.6%). Spatium Capital is run by Nicholas ...

Vanguard launches new ESG offerings

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
Vanguard Australia has launched a new Australian shares ETF with an ESG focus, adding to its range of ethical investment options. The Vanguard Ethically Conscious Australian Shares Fund and ETF will invest in approximately 240 ASX listed shares with ...

Leadership spills spell new era: RIAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... measured that matters," O'Connor said. "Mirroring the community outrage over recent events, the Australian responsible and ethical investment community - notably super funds and asset managers - has quickly and strongly responded to the recent turn of ...

Active portfolios post stellar returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... occurring. It would not invest in industries of the past such as the coal sector, for example," he said. Meanwhile, UniSuper's ethical product, the Global Environmental Opportunities Option, a $1.5 billion portfolio, returned 34% p.a. according to Rainmaker's ...

AMP Capital included in UNPRI Leaders Group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... just 1% of investment managers. There were seven other Oceania-based signatories that made the list, including Australian Ethical Investment, Aware Super, CBUS, Dexus, Lendlease, Charter Hall Group and New Zealand Superannuation Fund. The largest group ...