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Alphinity appoints to new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
Alphinity Investment Management has strengthened its ESG investing and research capabilities with a new key leadership appointment. The boutique fund manager appointed Jessica Cairns to the newly created role of ESG and sustainability manager. Alphinity ...

Active portfolios post stellar returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... portfolio, returned 34% p.a. according to Rainmaker's August MySuper performance tables, making it the top performer in the ESG category. Actively managed in-house, the option invests in companies like Cleanaway, Samsung, SolarEdge Technologies, East ...

Morgan Stanley to acquire Eaton Vance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... growth areas, including in individual separate accounts, customised investment solutions through Parametric, and responsible ESG investing through Calvert," Morgan Stanley said. "A leader in value-add fixed income solutions, Eaton Vance fills product ...

AMP Capital included in UNPRI Leaders Group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... climate-related issues tends to lie with boards, but many leading signatories also demonstrate well-established internal climate and ESG functions, such as cross-functional advisory groups, committees and task forces," it said. Among the Leaders' ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... act in the best financial interests of members at all times. Asked whether the new best interests duty will mean an end to ESG investing, Hume replied "no" and said the government does not want to be that specific or stop anyone from doing business. ...

Ratings house launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... investment products, as well as property syndicates, private equity, venture capital and hedge funds. It is looking to launch an ESG assessment framework in the near future. The fledgling research house, which has four commissioned research reports in ...

ESG ETF demand rises: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... managers and increase their ETF allocation. EDHEC-Risk Institute director Lionel Martellini said the findings confirm that ESG investing has become a key force in the industry, and that ESG exposure can be achieved not only via active managers, but also ...

MySuper funds redeem performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... offered the best returns at 34% thanks to its Global Environmental Opportunities strategy, beating out several options in the ESG equities category. Trailing behind were: Nationwide Super's Employer - Responsible Global Shares (7.3%) and Mercer's ...

Ratings deteriorate at AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... "Moody's regards AMP Group's corporate governance weakness as a governance risk under its environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework, given its implications for the company's compliance and reporting," it said. The downgrade considers ...

Less might be more in ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
A new study from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has revealed companies which received a single ESG-related shareholder proposal had a higher median sustainability improvement compared to those with many proposals. The impact of the first ESG-related ...