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Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... years, the report said. Pendal Group (ASX: PDL) Pendal's ESG positives on the report included its purchase of ESG research house Regnan, lower than sector average turnover for FY18 and a target of having 40% women at board and executive level by ...

New boutique awards mandate to RBC I&TS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... become founder and director of Melior's investment solutions in August 2018. Tim King, who was head of company and ESG research for CFS Global Asset Management's Australian equities core fund, serves as chief investment officer. The boutique aims to ...

Modern slavery rife across sectors: Fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... to map out their supply chains where the practise is deeply embedded, according to a fund manager. Ausbil head of ESG research Mans Carlsson-Sweeny said the agricultural sector, nail salons, car wash businesses and labour hire companies are some of the ...

Fund manager hires new institutional head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... track record in Australian equities. Institutions also like the fact that Ausbil has embedded one of the leading ESG research teams in its operations." Ausbil is keen to deepen its existing relationships and develop other relationships with its expanded ...

NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... required decisions about ethical exclusions to consider New Zealand law. NZ Super said the Guardians worked with MSCI ESG Research to identify companies captured under the new exclusion, and will divest $19 million of investments in: American Outdoor ...

CAER sold to global service provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Australian ESG researcher CAER has been acquired by an international consultancy which specialises in governance and responsible investment. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced its acquisition of the Canberra-based Centre for Australian ...

HESTA veteran retires, new role created

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... management committee of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) for more than a decade, and currently chairs ESG Research Australia. His experience outside of HESTA includes working at BT Funds Management, Macquarie Bank and Suncorp. In light of ...

Pendal acquires Regnan

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... Group is acquiring the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation's stake in ESG house Regnan. Regnan specialises in ESG research, engagement and advisory services. It will continue to continue to offer its independent services under the brand and the ...

Ausbil ESG strategy advances

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 JAN 2019
Ausbil's in-house ESG research team has matured to the point where it's leading investment strategy creation and attracting a wider international audience. The asset manager's call to develop its own ESG team and not buy research "off the shelf" means ...

FTSE Russell expands ESG research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
FTSE Russell formed a global ESG research partnership with Sustainalytics, as investors demand ESG integration within their strategies. The partnership will allow the firm to develop a new set of ESG indexes, with Sustainalytics' ESG risk ratings research ...