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Bell AM announces US distribution plans

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... have built several highly successful strategies across global equities. Bell Asset Management's complementary strategies, ESG capabilities and unparalleled professionalism serve as a strong foundation for this partnership." Earlier in the year, Bell ...

Forum: Do managed accounts measure up?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... forum this Thursday to discuss the merits of managed accounts, how they have performed during COVID-19 and how to implement ESG advice within a managed account. Among the forum's featured participants are Vincent O'Neill, chief executive of Stanford ...

Downward fee trend hits ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... research from bfinance. The study's key findings include a reduction in the cost of active global equities strategies with ESG requirements, where the median fee for a 100 million mandate has decreased by 14% since 2016. Bfinance theorised that more ...

ClearView, Manulife to launch retirement products

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... development and distribution capabilities with Manulife's global expertise across public and private asset classes as well as ESG integration. "ClearView is continuously looking for opportunities to serve our customers and advisers better. With a rapidly ...

Citi launches sustainability-linked supply chain finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... launched its first sustainability-linked supply chain finance program in Asia Pacific, aiming to support clients advance their ESG priorities. The supply chain finance programs provide funding to a client's suppliers from the date of collection of ...

InvestSMART launches ethical product

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... ETFs must be sustainable, responsible, and or ethical. Certain cash positions and other asset types deemed not relevant for ESG analysis are excluded from the criteria. The current top holdings in the fund are CSL, Commonwealth Bank, Apple, Microsoft ...

BetaShares hires from Suncorp

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
... in the area." Liddell added that he looks forward to focusing on responsible investments at BetaShares as the popularity of ESG investing continues to grow. "I'm excited to join BetaShares at such an important time for responsible investment," he said. ...

Aware Super progresses net zero efforts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... cleaner, brighter future for all," Stewart said. Earlier in the year, Aware Super was found to be a "power hitter" in the ESG space as it satisfied five criteria: governance framework and investment transparency, publish ESG reports, as well as have ...

Governance tops ESG priorities: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... governance and active engagement above other ethical investing matters, a new study shows. Russell Investments' annual ESG manager survey found that among the majority (80%) of the global 369 asset managers it surveyed, governance is the most important ...

BetaShares introduces suite of ethical SMAs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... September end after increasing 76% or $54 billion in the previous 12 months. BetaShares' ETHI recently won an award in the ESG category at the annual Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards. BetaShares won in the ESG category for international ...