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Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... awareness of the vulnerabilities of global, low inventory supply chains and distributed operating models," Hostplus head of ESG Kim Farrant said. "While we have already seen some companies on-shoring previously offshored call centres and moving to secure ...

COVID-19 poses unique human rights threats

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... reluctant to download them if their data is not adequately protected. "In the COVID-19 crisis - as with many other material ESG topics, by the way - digital human rights are being put to the test," Zandbergen said. "On the one hand, apps to track down ...

Create coalitions for change: Martin Currie

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... also voted on 6931 proxy resolutions across 665 shareholder meetings globally, which it said, demonstrates its commitment to ESG. "Looking beyond a company's financial statements helps us understand how a business is evolving, how it is impacted by changes ...

First Sentier rejigs executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... of our investment capabilities will maintain their current levels of investment autonomy. Our commitment to incorporating ESG principles across processes and strategies remains central to each investment approach," the spokesperson said.

AMP, Pendal launch new managed portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... to be managed by Pendal's multi-asset team in partnership with the AMP research team. The new retail offering will have an ESG focus with investments adhering to a responsible and sustainable framework. AMP said the MyNorth Sustainable Managed Portfolio ...

Super fund awards global equities mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... Berman's GEDI strategy integrates investment insights gleaned from data-science disciplines to strengthen the firm's existing ESG and fundamental research processes," he said. "To us, Neuberger Berman appears to be meaningfully ahead of the curve in ...

Boutique launches sustainable Aussie equities strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... Amcor and AGL Energy, "Harvey Norman would have passed most negative screens that RI funds use, but for us this fails our ESG analysis on fundamental governance issues," the managers said. "Amcor has significant revenue from tobacco revenue and would ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
The S&P 500 ESG Index has completed its second annual rebalancing since it launched last year, with some surprising companies kicked out. Twitter and Walmart were dropped from the ESG index for failing to meet certain ESG standards while Facebook, which ...

AMP Capital cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
AMP Capital has dropped the management fees on its ESG-focused equities fund by 15bps, while also updating its screening thresholds. The AMP Capital Sustainable Share Fund will shift from charging 70 bps per year to 55 bps per year. It has tightened ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Despite COVID-19 shaking the world to its core, the themes underpinning ESG investing are not about to change, according to a global asset manager. Having destroyed the best laid plans of investors the world over, investment managers are asking how ...