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JPMorgan fund excludes tobacco, cuts fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... fee by five basis points and recently converted to a trust structure. The Australian-domiciled version of the JPMorgan Global Macro Opportunities Fund, incepted locally in May 2016, made the changes earlier this month in response to client demand. The ...

Morningstar creates carbon risk investment tool

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... stranded assets risk, and green solutions by holding companies that have low levels of material carbon risk. Morningstar global head of research Haywood Kelly said: "Climate change will pose great challenges to investors seeking to balance their desire ...

Mercer expands responsible investment team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
The appointments all form part of Mercer's expanding global responsible investment team. Timothy Stamp, Max Messervy and Tomi Nummela are joining the firm and Stamp represents the Australian hire. Nummela will join the UK responsible investment team ...

MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... a new alternative investment. Half of the respondents said it is currently harder to find attractive investment opportunities compared to a year ago, while more than a third (37%) will commit more capital to private equity funds this year. In a similar ...

UniSuper builds equities team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... funds are managed by internal teams. It recently internalised the investment strategy of its Global Environmental Opportunities investment option. UniSuper's chief investment officer John Pearce said the team is built based on a competitive culture that ...

Global $11bn manager acquires US firm

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... "I am delighted that, after a decade of working with Joe and his team to design, launch and manage the Pax Global Environmental Markets Fund, the Impax and Pax teams will be joining forces." "Like Impax, Pax has a long track record as a pioneer in sustainable ...

Super fund property manager leads global sustainability ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... Superannuation backed unlisted property fund manager ISPT is celebrating after two of its funds achieved strong results in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark. GRESB ranked ISPT's 50 Lonsdale Street Property Trust (50 Lon) in the top 10% ...

UniSuper brings investment option in-house

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... passively managed environmental investment option. Under this important shift management of the Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) investment option will be internalised and the MSCI ESG Research Sustainable Impact Metrics database adopted for ...

Environment to reshape real estate investment: LaSalle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... estate demand. "Although sustainable features in Asian buildings are currently not prevalent, sustainability standards in global real estate are changing due to evolving certification systems, market forces and governments recognising the need to involve ...

BNP Paribas launches green trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... New Zealand investors. Forming the foundations of the BNP Paribas Environmental Equity Trust is the notion that future global markets will be profoundly shaped by population dynamics, resource scarcity, inadequate infrastructure and environmental constraints. ...