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Factor investing sees new customised approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... launched two factor-based fixed income ETFs within the US market. The asset manager has also launched a quality-factor environmental, social and governance strategy because it sees factor and smart beta investing converging with ESG and socially responsible ...

Ethics and income not incompatible: Martin Currie

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... have appropriate levels of debt and have adequate liquidity and size." Going beyond that, the research argued that environmental, social and governance factors "can impact the long-term intrinsic value of companies," so considering them "enhances the ...

HESTA investment analyst collects ESG award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... attend the PRI in Person annual conference in Singapore later this year. She impressed judges with her commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration at HESTA and more broadly in the industry. ACSI president Gerard Noonan said it ...

Impact investing on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... and the access to information they currently have. That's really generated a much greater awareness on social and environmental issues. "It's also given them a greater awareness of how companies behave. Companies cannot operate in isolation like they ...

NAB launches asset backed green bond

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... exciting opportunities this provides, not only for NAB, but for customers such as FlexiGroup. "NAB recognises that environmental challenges such as climate change, resource scarcity and natural capital loss and degradation are challenges that affect ...

AustralianSuper launches new SRI investment option

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... divested. The new SRI option will also not invest in companies which have been flagged as having human rights, labour, environmental or governance controversies; as well as tobacco, cluster munitions or landmine producers. Socially Aware also won't invest ...

MSCI measures insto ESG exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... institutional investors to measure exposure to public companies whose products and services help address major social and environmental challenges. MSCI managing director and global head of ESG research, Linda-Eling Lee, said the latest framework was ...

CalPERS urges Rio Tinto to report climate change risk

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... a resolution co-filed by US pension fund CalPERS requesting the global mining giant provide an annual report on environmental risks and opportunities associated with climate change. CalPERS holds about 250,000 shares in Rio Tinto and the fund recently ...

Mercer appoints Acadian for SRI mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... potential to make a positive contribution to active returns in portfolios over time. It added the mandate reflects the environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues that continue to be a growing area of interest within the investment community globally. ...

VicSuper creates climate change committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
VicSuper has established a climate change and investments steering committee to form its strategy around managing climate change risk across the superannuation fund's investment portfolio. In a letter to members, VicSuper chief executive Michael Dundon ...