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HESTA commits $40m to impact investments

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... impact role, which focuses on broadening HESTA's responsible investment capabilities and overseeing the fund's own carbon footprint. Mary Delahunty took on the position, having previously been general manager, business development and partnership ...

HESTA revamps executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... newly created position focused on broadening HESTA's responsible investment capabilities and overseeing the fund's own carbon footprint. Finally, former Frontier Advisors principal consultant, quantitate research Alvin Tan will take on the role of general ...

CFS partners to create ESG fixed income fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... repeatable performance and sustainable impact. The fund also aids CFS's strategy to help CBA fund $15 billion of low energy carbon projects by 2025. Last month, $738 billion asset manager Dimensional launched a new global ESG fund. Dimensional already ...

Morningstar creates carbon risk investment tool

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
Investors measuring carbon risk in portfolios have a new tool to score carbon exposure across 30,000 funds globally. Introduction of the Morningstar portfolio Carbon Risk Score aims to move beyond carbon footprinting to provide an assessment of carbon ...

ANU to recalibrate divestment policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... specific sector exclusions and comprehensive reporting requirements in line with the university's SRI policy including carbon intensity exposure."

SSGA launches ESG-heavy strategy for Aussie instos

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
State Street Global Advisors is introducing a new low carbon, high ESG international equities fund for Australian institutional investors. Partnering with MSCI, the State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust is the next iteration ...

IFM partners to slash carbon emissions in $12bn fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
IFM Investors, the $100 billion super fund investment consortium, is partnering to cut carbon emissions for Australia's largest infrastructure fund. Partnering with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), IFM will work to reduce emissions for the ...

Facebook scandal raises ESG concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... decision. Facebook was historically considered eligible for inclusion because of its "strong global leadership position on carbon emission metrics," Vynokur explained, noting that they were 80% better than tech industry peers. "But in more recent times ...

Is climate change a risk to retirement savings?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... implements the Paris Agreement on climate change to keep to below 2A,C. Energy companies that do not make a timely low-carbon transition risk being left behind," British MP Mary Creagh, who chairs the committee, said. Energy giant British Petroleum's ...

Acadian talks big data 2.0, launches A-shares strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... Management portfolio manager Asha Mehta. In Sydney recently to speak with institutional investors, Mehta said governance and carbon risk were two examples where quant managers needed to be more forward-looking when sizing up investment opportunities. ...