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FASEA too soft on ethical investing: Advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... that you realise they might have a preference on responsible investing." Asked whether FASEA took a strong enough stance on ESG issues, Goodments chief executive Tom Culver said no. "I personally think they should have gone further. However you want ...

COVID-19 shines a light on ESG: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has brought ESG to the fore and will give greater momentum to responsible investment processes, according to First Sentier Investors. Kate Turner, responsible investment specialist at First Sentier, said that ESG is at the top of ...

ESG investing now mainstream: deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... have pushed responsible investing to the fore, according to global independent financial advisory deVere. A shift towards ESG was already taking place, however, the COVID-19 crisis has kicked the transition into overdrive, catapulting responsible and ...

ESG performing positively: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
ESG performance has been positive across global markets since the outbreak of COVID-19, according to MSCI. Although the current conditions have only existed for a few months, MSCI said it observed a positive performance contribution from ESG across ...

Morningstar acquires global ESG ratings house

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
Morningstar has acquired a $288 million global ESG ratings and research house, in a bid to empower investors to make meaningful investment decisions. Morningstar acquired a 40% stake in Sustainalytics in 2017, and will now purchase the remaining 60% ...

Best, worst global equities funds in March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... preferences have allowed them to largely avoid commodity-related companies, financials, and property. Similarly, BetaShares' ESG filters remove fossil fuel-related companies and have large exposures to technology and healthcare." The five worst performers ...

Why COVID-19 could boost ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... agriculture, protecting water resources and global climate change." Fidelity International, which introduced a proprietary ESG rating system last year, has said that its research indicates that during the COVID-19 pandemic companies with stronger ESG ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... investors to reset and reassess how they look at allocating to equities. Two areas I think will end-up as winners are China and ESG." Isles agrees, revealing his firm's international fund has more net exposure to China than any other country. "This ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... response to the coronavirus, whether it be good or bad, will be remembered for years to come. And now, for the first time since ESG really turned up on our radars, companies are being put to the test, in a truly unprecedented, universal way. No matter ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... beginning to see, and again, this is something that people are often shocked about, is that governance is improving from an ESG perspective in China," she said. "We're seeing a set of enterprises with better quality assets, that are better managed ...