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AMP Capital drops fees on listed property fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... managers Genevieve Murray and Emily Woodland announced their resignations in August. It said has since started to rebuild the ESG team with a view of extending its focus beyond equities and to other asset classes. It also pulled its four active ETFs ...

Pension funds unite for ESG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... In an unprecedented move, eight of Canada's largest pension funds have come together to push for a standardised approach to ESG reporting to strengthen investment decision-making. Issuing a joint statement for the first time, the chief executives of ...

HNW platform adds Europe ESG strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
Stropro is offering wholesale investors access to a Societe Generale indexed strategy that includes 43 companies expected to benefit from Europe's transition to cleaner energy. The unlisted strategy's holdings include Siemens, Schneider Electric, and ...

AMP Capital appoints NZ lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... appointed a new managing director and head of clients for its New Zealand business. Rebekah Swan, currently NZ head of product and ESG investment specialist, is set to step into the role having been with AMP Capital for close to 19 years. AMP Capital ...

Wells Fargo sets sights on Aussie super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... Australia, and in particular within the superannuation industry." Flood said for the moment the global firm is focused on providing ESG-centric small cap, all cap and global small cap options. "We have both fundamental equity as well as systematic equity ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... preferences of consumers, for ASIC to consider strengthening its Regulatory Guide to facilitate meaningful disclosures on ESG and ethical considerations in investment products, and for super funds to disclose their portfolio holdings within 90 days of ...

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 ...