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UBS makes private wealth strategy shift

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... Iqbal Khan said the shift towards sustainable products and services is "only just beginning". "We believe sustainable investments will prove to be one of the most exciting and durable opportunities for private clients in the years and decades ahead," ...

AMP Capital's door keeps revolving

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... chief investment officer of equities David Allen, head of Australian equities Genevieve Murray, head of sustainable investments for equities Emily Woodland, chair John Fraser and group chair David Murray. It comes at the same time as AMP Capital's ...

Senior trio exit AMP Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... officer of public markets David George. Megan Ford has served in an acting capacity from March 2020. Head of sustainable investments for equities Emily Woodland will leave after being promoted to the position early this year. She joined AMP Capital based ...

Australian Ethical posts record results

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... Australian Ethical chief financial officer Mark Simons told Financial Standard the results prove that ethical, sustainable investments can generate market leading results. "At the moment ESG funds are outperforming their peers, and I hope that continues," ...

Fidelity launches sustainable fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... company's trajectory on ESG-related issues." The new equity fund would meet the ever growing demand for sustainable investments in Australia, she said. "Australian investors are increasingly focused on environmental concerns in particular, as they become ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... systems all help increase the odds of a sustainable recovery," Wilson-Otto said. Overall, while ESG and sustainable investments have previously been seen as philanthropy, the trends he mentioned highlight that firms can "do good" while performing well. ...

Climate threat pushes Aussies to sustainability

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
Mutual fund assets in sustainable investments surged 23% in 2019, as Aussie investors wake up to the "critical threat" of climate change. Singapore based research and consulting firm Cerulli Associates found that the sector recorded $1.2 billion in ...

Fossil fuel holdings cost BlackRock investors $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... direction," BlackRock said. Walking the talk Despite public announcements highlighting its commitment to sustainable investments, IEEFA noted only 0.8% of BlackRock's total portfolio is invested in ESG-oriented funds. While BlackRock maintains it ...

TCorp sets green bond record

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... deliver on environmental outcomes alongside important infrastructure," Perrottet said. "With demand for sustainable investments increasing rapidly across the world, this is a great opportunity for the state to showcase its ongoing commitment to addressing ...

Natixis unveils ESG global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... valuations, Natixis Australia chief executive Damon Hambly said. Institutional investors are turning towards sustainable investments across all asset classes and the trend is expected to continue, according to Natixis's 2017 global survey of instos. ...