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Top performing ESG options revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
In honour of World Environment Day, Rainmaker has ranked the top performing ESG investment options offered by superannuation funds. Latest Rainmaker analysis shows ESG options offered by super funds are some of the most consistent performers over one ...

Advisers wary of ethical funds, launch own rating system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
A co-op of financial advisers believes superannuation funds are performing poorly when it comes to providing ethical and sustainable investment options, as reflected in a newly launched rating system. The Ethical Advisers Co-op is launching its own ...

Ethical funds not ambitious enough: Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... believes the ability for super funds to de-carbonise their portfolios already exists and they could act on these environmental principles much more quickly. The Future Super Impact Report used polling to find out how people wanted their super to be invested ...

Legg Mason launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... asset manager Legg Mason launched a new fund to meet growing market demand for investment options that incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks. The Legg Mason QS Investors Global Responsible Investment Fund will embed positive ...

Super fund achieves first carbon neutral portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... property portfolio to achieve that rating in Australia. "Local Government Super strives to continually improve the environmental performance of our direct property assets by incorporating environmental practices and social considerations into the day-to-day ...

Fintechs to play vital ESG role: AXA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... more actionable." Christensen explained a big part of the challenge is being able to effectively communicate how environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration is having an impact. Christensen and his team at AXA are attempting to interpret the ...

Super fund proxy voting behaviour revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... Super, Tasplan and UniSuper. Of the 50 funds, just three supported more than 75% of the shareholder proposals on environmental, social or governance issues that they voted on globally in 2018. They were Local Government Super (91%), Vision Super (88%) ...

Aberdeen Standard hires ESG investment director

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... since October 2016. Hartnett's remit at ASI is to analyse long-term factors involving investee companies' environmental and social management and performance, and effective governance structures. He reports to global head of stewardship and ESG ...

ESG enthusiasm booms post-Royal Commission

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
The Royal Commission may have pushed some businesses to prioritise environmental and ethical social governance (ESG), according to Perennial portfolio manager Damian Cottier. Perennial surveyed a series of listed companies, asking about their ESG priorities ...

ESG would curb ocean pollution: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... said investors can take an active role in protecting the oceans and combatting climate change by putting in place environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing strategies. Calvert has developed an ESG strategy that specifically considers a sector ...