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Online meetings to dominate in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
Financial advisers will continue to host virtual meetings with clients in 2022 but the majority are eager to meet them face to face, a new survey shows. The global survey of 400 US-based financial advisers found that video conferences are expected to ...

200% more ESG investments from sovereign funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
New data suggests sovereign wealth funds globally increased their commitments to ESG investments by 215.27% between 2020 and 2021. The amount sovereign wealth funds have invested in ESG strategies surged from US$7.2 billion to $22.7 billion. Over the ...

SSGA creates regional ESG role

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... Wong said. "As institutional investors in the region advance along their ESG journey, the need to find the right ESG investment solutions is an urgent one. Xinting will work with them to understand the relationship between ESG integration and performance ...

3PD, Haven Green ink partnership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... small list blended in a multi-boutique approach. "Having access to 3PD's experienced team in one of the leading ESG investment markets is very attractive for our investment managers and we look forward to assisting investment managers in the 3PD stable." ...

Top investment products, super fund revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... and asset classes that include growth, balanced, moderate (capital stable), equities, property, bonds, cash and ESG investment options, Rainmaker executive director Alex Dunnin said. "It must be said that 2020-21 was a remarkable year for super funds ...

Advisers optimistic for 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
Financial advisers expect Aussie equities to deliver capital gains of 3.5% over the next 12 months, according to new research. The latest study from Investment Trends shows financial advisers are much more optimistic about local shares than they were ...

CFA Institute launches new ESG standard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... Disclosure Standards for Investment Products, a new standard designed to facilitate more accurate evaluation of ESG investment products. The standards are voluntary and can be applied to all investment vehicles, asset classes and ESG approaches. For ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... signing up to the Paris Agreement. "All of these triggers have resulted in significant inflows into sustainable ESG investment funds... We also know that 33% of global equity inflows this year have gone into ESG funds and now one in eight in equity funds ...

Fear of greenwashing worse than reality: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
With much hysteria around greenwashing as ESG becomes increasingly important to investors, S&P has issued a new report theorising concern about greenwashing is often misplaced. In the report, S&P noted that greenwashing or sustainability-washing concerns ...

Super fund chair outlines future strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
Catholic Super and Equipsuper's Danny Casey has told Financial Standard of the funds' increased commitment to ESG and plans to double membership, as he settles into the role of chair. Speaking with Financial Standard just weeks after taking ...