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ESG professionals in huge demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
Recruiters are reporting that financial services professionals specialising in environmental, social and governance (ESG) areas are in very strong demand. "The demand for ESG professionals is increasing, clearly outstripping supply of experienced professionals," ...

Super fund ousts ethical manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... proud 35-year heritage in and ongoing commitment to leadership in responsible investing. Responsible investing aims to include ESG (environmental, social and governance) factors into investment decisions." "The objective of responsible investing is to ...

Perpetual reports $2.7bn in net outflows

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... billion would be 42% US equities, 11% global equities, 14% Australian equities, 27% cash and fixed income and 6% Trillium (ESG), it said at the time.

JPMAM hires ESG expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
J. P. Morgan Asset Management has welcomed an ESG data expert as the regional lead for investment stewardship as part of its commitment to sustainable investing. Felix Lam is the new head of investment stewardship for Asia ex-Japan. His responsibilities ...

MySuper eyes growth asset returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... story about investment products. The analysis spans 10 sectors: MySuper single strategy, growth, balanced, capital stable, ESG, Australian and international equities, property, fixed interest and cash. Of the 55 funds, Rainmaker found 39 achieved a top-10 ...

BlackRock results reveal Aladdin trajectory

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... Mary-Catherine Lader said. "As BlackRock makes sustainability its standard for investing, we are committed to raising the standards for ESG data and technology. "We're investing in new analytics and software in Aladdin and are also integrating capabilities ...

Six Park launches ESG options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... he added. "Research shows this is the way the industry is heading - in the ASX 2020 Investor Study we saw that interest in ESG investing was a priority for the next generation of investors, and these investors are the future clients of Australian financial ...

Flexstone appoints head of ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
The Natixis private markets boutique has appointed a head of ESG in a newly-created role. Caroline Gilbert will lead Flexstone's ESG strategy at portfolio and firm level. Gilbert's three objectives will be: to reach a target of 40% women in ...

MySuper performance recovers, hits record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... Shares (14%p.a.) and Hostplus' International Shares (13%p.a.). UniSuper's Global Environmental Opportunities topped the ESG equities options category, followed by Mercer's Socially Responsible Global Shares Unhedged (7.7%p.a.). The performance ...

CFM local head takes on new role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2021
... platforms and any impacted advisers to ease the transition as we change our approach. We are also in the process of developing new ESG and equity capped trend following products for the local advised retail market, with more details to follow."