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Regulation, industry to curb greenwashing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... believe responsible investment is a journey and that a fund manager needs to be very clear about their intentions. It's ok to be ESG aware without being an impact fund manager," he said. "Both are targeting sustainability but in different ways and it ...

Pendal makes changes in BIDS business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... years, having first joined in the group in November 2009. Meanwhile, the business is also adding a new credit analyst with ESG experience to the fixed income team, demonstrating an increased commitment to sustainability. Terry Yuan, currently senior ...

Resolution Capital adds infrastructure fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... urban population growth support the long-term outlook for many listed infrastructure assets." The fund will have a strong ESG focus, particularly in regard to climate change risk, excluding any investments that the manager believes won't meet Paris ...

CFA ESG certificate launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certificate in ESG investing has officially launched in Australia. Registration for the CFA Institute certificate in ESG investing is available now through CFA Institute. The institute said the certificate is designed ...

FTSE Russell launches new ESG indexes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
FTSE Russell has introduced six Russell ESG indexes, based on the Russell 1000, 2000 and 3000 benchmarks. The Russell US ESG Indexes are designed to integrate ESG into institutional-grade US equity indexes. The six new indexes are constructed using ...

Aviva Investors names credit lead, offloads US team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... has a clear strategy to take the credit business forward, based on performance, culture, process, a well-defined approach to ESG and appreciation of the competitive environment." It's a promotion for Hedges, who currently serves as head of liquidity ...

Zenith makes senior ESG appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... the growth of the business's responsible investment offering. Zenith said the role is necessary to meet increased demand for ESG insights from financial advisers. Higgins was previously Zenith's head of real assets and listed strategies and has been ...

Federation AM launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... Alternative Investments II (F2) is an open-ended fund available to retail and wholesale investors, offering exposure to Federation's ESG-oriented alternative investments in healthcare, sustainable energy, and social and disability property assets. F2 ...

AMP North reduces fees, adds options

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... ensuring North competes very strongly on price." MyNorth has added 20 new funds and ETFs across a range of asset classes such as ESG, emerging markets, infrastructure, global equities, private equity, technology and multi-asset. The funds include Legg ...

Federated Hermes releases strategy globally

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... to deliver clients with consistency and essential diversification." Federated Hermes also uses an emerging market focused ESG scoring to assess the long-term opportunities as well as identifying and responding to risks. "Adding this strategy to our international ...