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Top performing ESG options revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... research Alex Dunnin said the analysis reveals that ESG options perform as well as investment options that do not take ESG principles into account. The amount being injected into ESG investment products on an annual basis grew by 37% in the 12 months ...

Super fund proxy voting behaviour revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... proposals in 2018." Gocher explained that most of the proposals in question actually align with the funds' stated ESG principles. "Despite claims from many funds that they are 'ESG aware', there is still widespread reluctance to support sensible ...

PIMCO launches ESG bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... favouring of companies with high ESG standards; and active engagement with companies to maintain and improve their ESG principles. The fund is overseen by both PIMCO managing director and chief executive of global fixed income Andrew Balls and portfolio ...

Instos demanding ESG metrics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... Giuditta, associate director at global analytics firm Cerulli, said although a growing percentage of firms have adopted ESG principles, determining how to implement them remains a work in progress. "Institutional investors are taking ESG considerations ...

HESTA investment analyst collects ESG award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... a younger generation of superannuation professionals to take up the pioneering work of O'Sullivan in insisting ESG principles were interwoven in the risk profile of long term investments of member funds. ACSI said the award aims to advance the ESG agenda ...

Divestment could reach $50bn in five years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... with ESG investment criteria have higher credit ratings and on average lower costs of capital. In describing how ESG principles work in practice, Reynolds said, however, that they don't require fiduciaries to give up investment returns or act as de facto ...

ACSI and CareSuper launch ESG award

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... established to commemorate Michael's legacy to the superannuation sector and in particular to the incorporation of ESG principles in long-term investing," CareSuper chair Cate Wood said. "Michael was well known for his support of the development of young ...

CFSGAM completes fundraising for European infrastructure fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... roles to ensure we have board representation and voting rights on all decisions including the implementation of ESG principles," CFSGAM partner, direct infrastructure Europe Niall Mills explained. "This supports CFSGAM's philosophy and conviction that ...

SSgA awarded VicSuper ESG mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... Mitchell, SSgA director of business development for Australia and New Zealand said. "This program is unique in that ESG principles will be integrated into the stock selection process rather than having an overlay, where individual stocks are simply excluded ...

Super funds urged to include macro-level ESG principles

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... Principles of Responsible Investments (UN PRI) signatory, said superannuation funds need to concentrate on Macro-level ESG principles to protect their members' interests, rather than just assessing ESG at a company level. The ability of macro-level ESG ...