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Equity Trustees wins investment mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... services including investment advice and strategy, investment management and philanthropic services. "Our ability to offer ESG-friendly investment solutions and experience of working with not-for-profit organisations made our proposition a sound fit ...

JPMAM unveils sustainable fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... as a liquid alternatives portfolio that reflects the shared values of our clients through a three-step approach, combining ESG integration in the research process with systematic exclusions and positive sustainable positioning," he said. The Global Macro ...

Better inflows ahead for Perpetual, Pendal: MS

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... for the December quarter. But Perpetual's flows could progress in 2021 because it has invested in distribution, and global ESG inflows are at record levels, Morgan Stanley analysts led by Andrei Stadnik said in a February 2 note. "Our view is that PPT ...

New global equities ETF to launch

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... companies with sustainable dividends and is well priced for our market. In addition, this portfolio has been highly rated on its ESG merits," said Apostle Funds Management managing director Karyn West. Apostle, the third-party distribution firm, has ...

Lakehouse Capital adds return-to-work appointment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... industry whilst also learning from and contributing to a growing funds management business." Lakehouse senior analyst and lead on ESG and diversity, inclusion, belonging and succeeding (DIBS) initiatives Pooja Shirangi said Petrella is the first hire ...

Super fund ESG targets lack clarity: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
Superannuation funds need to set clear, transparent emissions reduction targets for their investment portfolios that are based on metrics that can be compared across the industry, according to recommendations from the Australasian Centre for Corporate ...

Parametric names new research lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... investment rationalisation project with a good understanding of the expected portfolio holdings, risks, fees, tax positions and ESG attributes of the new portfolio, Williams added.

Kearney Group launches responsible managed portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... deliberately designed a new suite of portfolios that explicitly and systematically consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in our fund manager selection and investment decision-making process," he said. Kearney added that he believes ...

Big year for ESG ahead: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
The move towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations dominated MSCI's Investment Insights 2021 survey. Around 200 executives at different asset owners were surveyed by phone late last year, representing sovereign wealth funds ...

BlackRock reinforces commitment to ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... valuations. "Over the course of 2020, we have seen how purposeful companies, with better environmental, social, and governance (ESG) profiles, have outperformed their peers," Fink said. "During 2020, 81% of a globally-representative selection of sustainable ...