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Decumulation will drive investment focus shift: AXA IM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
Institutional investors are shifting investment strategies in search of income generation and inflation protection over the long term in response to the advent of the superannuation decumulation phase, AXA Investment Managers believes. According to ...

Asia leads growing green bond market

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... also starting to take off," Insoll said. "Over half of European investors we surveyed expect a financial impact from ESG risk on their investments, with 33% expecting it to increase further and spread across sectors, and 20% seeing it more concentrated ...

CFS becomes PRI signatory

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
Colonial First State has taken the next step in committing to responsible investing by becoming a signatory of the United Nations-endorsed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). CFS will agree to adhere to six principles which includes actively ...

ESG risk tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... social and governance metrics for 8500 companies globally. The MSCI ESG Metrics helps investors measure a portfolio's ESG risk, particularly where a lack of data can be a significant barrier. It aims to deliver a large set of standardised ESG data and ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
For the first time in its 10-year history, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment is publishing several ESG recommendations specifically targeted at Australian fiduciaries. The document, Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century ...

Tail wags the dog in ESG regulation: PRI

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... the largest 50 economies in the world. While the PRI identified evidence that effective ESG regulation directly impacts ESG risk management by companies, too often the report found current regulation weakly implemented and enforced. The report noted ...

AMP Capital senior manager joins CFS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
A senior manager among AMP Capital's multi-asset group will leave for a new role at Colonial First State in December. AMP Capital senior manager, platforms, tailored investment solutions Jodie Tapscott will leave the firm after more than four years. ...

BNP launches ESG analytics tool

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
BNP Paribas has launched ESG Risk Analytics to enable clients to integrate environmental, social and corporate governance factors more easily into their investment decision making process. BNP's ESG Risk Analytics aims to provide a detailed breakdown ...

Credit ratings agencies sign PRI statement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Six global credit ratings agencies are joining a Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative that will examine environmental, social and governance factors with a more systematic approach. Kick-starting the initiative was a PRI announcement ...

New how-to guide for ESG reporting

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
The Financial Services Council and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors believe 13% of ASX 200 companies currently fail to provide meaningful information on sustainability factors and a further 17% provide only basic information. In turn ...