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ESG investors overreact to negative news

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... Monash Centre for Financial Studies reveals ethical investors who overreact to negative environmental, social and governance (ESG) news spur falls in share prices and are better to wait before making trade decisions. The study analysed over 331,000 ESG ...

AMP Capital's door keeps revolving

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... Capital's diversified multi-asset funds including Ethical Leaders Balanced Fund and has been instrumental in integrating ESG philosophy across AMP Capital's asset classes. In her place, Darren Beesley and Fiona Manning have been appointed as ...

Impact investing in healthcare: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
As the demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment products grows in Australia, American Century Investments offers a fresh approach focused on innovation in the healthcare sector. The Health Care Impact Equity strategy enables ...

CFA Institute call for feedback on new standard

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... professional investor community on a consultation paper for a proposed disclosure standard for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments products. The new standard aims to focus on the disclosure requirements for ESG-related investments ...

ESG crisis returns overcooked: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
ESG funds tallied up record inflows and touted better-than-market returns in the COVID-19 downturn but new academic research says there is no evidence that ESG scores contributed anything beyond traditional models. In ESG Didn't Immunize Stocks Against ...

Global fund manager enters Australian market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... the help of third-party distribution firm 3PD. Boston-based, active fund manager Promethos Capital operates purely in the ESG space, offering global, multi-cap equity strategies focused on addressing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). ...

Retail investors surpass one million

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... into consideration when selecting or exiting investments. "There is strong appetite for investments that demonstrate good ESG standards, and the desire for investors to align their investments to their values, goals and aspirations is notable across ...

Northern Trust launches ESG capability

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... he said. "Our enhanced capabilities support clients in both areas - and can help them more closely incorporate the 'E' of 'ESG' into their decision-making. "Northern Trust is committed to providing clients with deep analytical insights as they strive ...

Perpetual profits plummet

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... for the year of $1.55. The dividend paid to shareholders at the same time last year was $1.25 per share. Perpetual acquired ESG manager Trillium Asset Management in June earlier this year for $63.8 million, and is also set to acquire 75% of US-based ...

Alternative assets are the new bonds: JPMAM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... to organise alternative by what they do for investor portfolios, rather than what they look like." Additionally, JPMAM said ESG is indispensable to alternatives, especially to real estate assets where the impact on physical assets and communities is ...