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Super funds hard to engage with: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... increases with age - disproving the idea that millennials are the fund members who care the most about responsible investing and ESG concerns. Forty three percent of retirees ranked responsible investing as very important to them, compared to 28% of ...

New climate risk government bond index launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... Government Bond index while minimising tracking error," FTSE Russell said. Beyond Ratings chief executive Rodolphe Bocquet said the ESG analytics provider - whose climate risk modelling is used in the index - had developed both a quantitative and transparent ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... approaches were proving to be the most popular with asset managers. Lastly, 60% of the Invesco study's respondents said they had an ESG policy, up from 46% last year.

Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... Australia's best-known and listed fund management companies are falling behind their ASX 200 counterparts in disclosing ESG factors about their companies, according to a new report. Magellan Financial, Pendal Group and Platinum Asset Management all ...

Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... for the S&P/ASX 300 index. The report included investment managers applying what RIAA describes as a "leading approach" to ESG integration. Of the120 investment managers assessed by RIAA for ESG integration, only 34 were recognised as having demonstrated ...

New boutique awards mandate to RBC I&TS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... moved on to become founder and director of Melior's investment solutions in August 2018. Tim King, who was head of company and ESG research for CFS Global Asset Management's Australian equities core fund, serves as chief investment officer. The boutique ...

VanEck changes tack on ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... Index. The index has 60 companies chosen through positive and negative screens. It excludes companies based on MSCI flags on ESG controversies and companies with a MSCI ESG rating of lower than 'A'. It also screens out companies with certain ...

QSuper lowers balanced fund fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... companies involved in manufacturing cluster bombs and landmines from July 1. With the exception of QSuper Self Invest, the ESG criteria applies to its entire listed equities portfolio across the lifetime, moderate, balanced, aggressive, Australian shares ...

Modern slavery rife across sectors: Fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... have yet to map out their supply chains where the practise is deeply embedded, according to a fund manager. Ausbil head of ESG research Mans Carlsson-Sweeny said the agricultural sector, nail salons, car wash businesses and labour hire companies are ...

Pension giant awards $1bn in mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... thorough and rigorous selection process that allowed us to identify proven industry leaders with expertise in integrating ESG analysis into investment decision-making," portfolio manager Brian Rice said. "We believe they will bring positive environmental ...