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Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... chief investment officer Joe Fernandes said that Moore's appointment will enable Australian Unity to maximise positive social and environmental impact through its products and services, holding true to its identity as a trusted mutual. "Rather than merely ...

Life insurers to embrace risky assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... allocations to cash or money market funds returned 7% on average. This year, life insurers will ramp up their environmental, social and governance priorities to be ahead of the curve on sustainable investing. More than 70% already integrate ESG factors ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... several mutations - most notably, Alpha, Delta and now Omicron - each bringing fresh challenges and fiscal and monetary and social responses. The year 2020 brought lockdowns and social restrictions that, in turn, sent many (if not most) global economies ...

YFYS could dampen ESG adoption: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... error, which is a key driver of YFYS performance test outcomes, taking into account two of the most popular environmental, social and governance practices - screening and integration. Typically, a moderate level of tracking error is an accepted cost ...

200% more ESG investments from sovereign funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... products is the first step," Finbold said. "ESGs come with the idea that investors who integrate corporate environmental, social, and governance risks can attract better returns. This concept is now rapidly spreading across capital markets globally." ...

Investors reveal strong appetite for real estate in 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
INREV's 2022 Investment Intentions report finds that institutional investors plan to deploy at least €68.2 billion into global real estate this year. The Investment Intentions Survey, published annually by the European Association for Investors in ...

Aware Super leads on climate action: IGCC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... Investment, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management. The majority of the superannuation sector is not taking its environment, social and governance responsibilities seriously, research shows. Rainmaker found that the "power hitters" in the ESG space ...

The top ESG themes for 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... and activity. Preserving natural resources amid the drive for net zero emissions will be top of Robeco's environmental, social and governance agenda this year. It will expand on its 2020 initiatives that target high carbon-emitting companies that have ...

New head of ESG at American Century

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... stewardship team at American Century. "Over the past five years, we have made tremendous progress in our environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts, building a solid foundation, deepening our ESG knowledge and developing innovative tools and ...

IFM Investors PE portfolio carbon neutral

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... carbon neutrality in the short term, verified carbon offsets which enhance bio-diversity in Australia and deliver additional social, cultural and environmental co-benefits have been purchased to compensate for the organisational emissions, IFM Investors ...