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Majority of Aussies want SG rise: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... a greater proportion of retirees relying less on the Age Pension and more on their superannuation," Fahy said. On ESG factors, the survey found that super members approve of funds being active on ESG issues. About 64% of those surveyed said they approved ...

BetaShares tinkers with ETF lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... (DGGF), Diversified Balanced ETF (DBBF) and Diversified Conservative Income ETF (ASX: DZZF) will start screening for ESG factors, making them the first range of ethical diversified ETFs. The underlying ETFs used will change. The fees for all three will ...

Northern Trust scores win in Vanguard reversal

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... fixed interest asset class, taking into consideration three key factors: added value expectations, integration of ESG factors and climate change risk. "We believe Northern Trust stood out with a very strong sustainable investing platform and impressive ...

Paradice appoints head of ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... damage to their reputations. I am of the strong opinion that a business' intentional approach to wise management of ESG factors is more likely to lead to long-term success and value creation for investors."

Financial Standard launches FS Sustainability

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... today. FS Sustainability will aim to provide expert analysis and in-depth news on a variety of ESG issues and how ESG factors are integrated into investment decisions. The rebrand to FS Sustainability aligns the publication with Financial Standard and ...

ESG funds crowned winners of COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... Waste) in the second quarter of the year. However, this does not include the growing number of funds that now consider ESG factors in a non-determinative way in their asset selection, Morningstar said. On a global scale, sustainable fund inflows were ...

Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... Department of Labor sought to restrict the rules on how pension funds invest so that they would "not too readily treat ESG factors as economically relevant". This could limit pension funds' abilities to control the carbon emission impact their investments ...

US considers restricting ESG in pensions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... the relationship between ESG considerations and investment considerations. Fiduciaries "must not too readily treat ESG factors as economically relevant to the particular investment choices at issue when making a decision," the DOL said. "It does not ...

J.P. Morgan launches ESG integration policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... obtain ESG-integrated status, investment strategies are required to exhibit forward-looking research for material ESG factors embedded in investment management; documentation of proprietary views across investment process; and systematic monitoring of ...

SG Hiscock, Morgan Stanley launch global equity funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... reduced downside participation. Vanden Boom said inherent to the investment approach is the belief that considering ESG factors is essential to compounding performance returns. "The result is a high-conviction global equity portfolio that is strong on ...