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SSGA names global investments chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... Separately, parent company State Street named Richard F. Lacaille as senior investment adviser to manage company-wide leadership of ESG solutions and services. Lacaille has been with SSGA for more than two decades and he is currently State Street's chair ...

ESG bringing the family together

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing have emerged as a common interest for high net worth families who have competing interests over financial advice, risk and objectives, new research shows. Barclays Private Bank found that by 2030 ...

Pinnacle boutique wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... and Fidelity investors. Aikya's Global Markets strategy invests in 30 to 35 companies, with a focus on stewardship and ESG. "We are pleased to be partnering with a forward-thinking Australian superannuation fund, with a sound reputation for investment ...

Milford makes key appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... sustainable investment framework. This includes working with the investment team to further strengthen the integration of ESG factors into our investment process." Rossi added: "At Milford, sustainable investing is an important part of our investment ...

Vanguard, Fidelity, BetaShares rank low on ESG: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... with some surprising results. The research looked at more than 100 strategies and 40 asset managers to provide a Morningstar ESG Commitment Level score of leader, advanced, basic or low. The largest cohort, 16 out of the 40 asset managers, were ranked ...

Morningstar adds ESG to analysis

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
The research house has commenced integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into its analysis of funds, asset managers and individual stocks, calling out subpar approaches to ESG. As a part of Morningstar's ESG Commitment Level ...

Former HESTA chair joins Assemble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... financial control and compliance as well as leadership in governance matters such as environmental, social, and governance (ESG), and maintaining culture, values, and code of conduct. Daff said the formation of a board is a significant milestone in the ...

World largest asset owners increase ESG, AUM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... (AO100) report shows the largest asset owners in this group grew by 6% to US$20 trillion in 2019. The AO100 have integrated ESG and active ownership more steadily, aiming to have actual impacts by reporting on the impacts of their investment strategies ...

AMP Capital shutters Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... AMP Capital Ethical Leaders funds also resigned at the same time and has since joined Platypus Asset Management as head of ESG. The fund aimed to beat S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index while picking companies with a sustainability and ESG focus. It has ...

ESG push not going anywhere

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
Close to 90% of investors globally are asking their fund manager for environmental, social and governance (ESG) products, according to the 2020 EY Global Alternative Fund Survey. According to the survey, allocators are increasingly focused on ESG products ...