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Northern Trust tests waters for ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... funds. "Where we are getting more interest is around quant type, factor based [strategies]. In some cases, very targeted around ESG which is certainly an area of interest for superannuation funds and asset owners in this marketplace," Calvitto said. ...

Global manager launches European infrastructure fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... between three and five fundraising series. First Sentier infrastructure investments partner Niall Mills said the fund's ESG-led strategy built on its experience and belief that sustainability was inseparable from infrastructure investment. "ESG principles ...

AllianceBernstein wins industry fund mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... retirement outcomes and this strategy speaks directly to that goal." She explained that the investment is in-line with the ESG strategies of the fund. "Our investment in Green MVE is a way for us to reduce the carbon intensity and risk of our portfolio ...

What Future Fund looks for in managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Managers looking to form long-term partnerships with the Future Fund should pay attention to ESG, succession planning and treating the sovereign wealth fund well in times of capital abundance, a Future Fund executive said at a conference in Melbourne ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... Responsible Investment's signatory base. The only Australian fund to receive an award, First State Super has taken out the ESG Incorporation Initiative of the Year Award. First State Super, along with HESTA, Cbus, Local Government Super, VicSuper ...

More climate risk action needed: SSGA

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
State Street Global Advisors said it has prioritised a deeper examination of ESG integration across its investment strategies as it released its Annual Stewardship Report for 2019. While environmental, social, and governance considerations has always ...

Industry fund adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
A $9 billion industry fund has hired its first ESG lead on its investment team as it ramps up efforts in the area. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund has hired Louise Bradshaw from Eaton Vance who will be responsible for setting the ...

Super fund bolsters leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... our members' behalf." "We're delighted to have someone of David's credentials on board to further refine and implement our ESG strategy and look forward to working with him." In addition to JCP, Humphreys has also previously held senior roles with Suncorp ...

Beware dodgy auditors, sudden CFO moves: Plato

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... listed company being audited by a small, unknown accounting firm is considered a red flag. The red flags system also includes ESG considerations: poor labour conditions and being a polluter triggers red flags. Plato monitors companies daily to find red ...

Hejaz climbs Islamic fund ladder

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... pig products, alcohol, media, weaponry, tobacco and gambling, making the screening process more stringent than traditional ESG investments, it said. Companies it invests in must have debt-to-market-cap ratio debt below 30%, and tangible assets above ...