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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 ...

Fidelity launches new rating system

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... the integration of our equity and fixed income research at the issuer level with the ongoing engagement undertaken by our ESG team, portfolio managers and analysts. "This gives us the opportunity to provide our clients with a truly forward-looking view ...

Pension giant cuts tobacco

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... by governments against the tobacco industry and falling global smoking rates. Nest already has a tobacco-free policy in its ESG emerging markets fund and commodities fund. The latest announcement weeds it out of all other fund choices including the Nest ...

Facebook dropped from ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
Facebook has been dropped from the S&P 500 ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Index after a series of scandals brought the company's ethics into question. The S&P 500 ESG Index underwent its annual rebalance at the end of April and removed several ...

Smart beta now mainstream for instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... adoption). Asia Pacific had the lowest adoption (53%) but it picked up from 35% last year. FTSE has also expanded its Australian ESG coverage to include small caps. It now provides data on ESG issues exposure and management for 250 ASX-listed compani ...

Fund manager strengthens alternatives capabilities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
... family offices - across Europe and Asia. Natixis says that Vauban will consider long term sustainability of investments and ESG principles as key determinants of long term performance. The team will specialise in structuring and managing equity funds ...

Super fund overhauls group insurance cover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 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 ...

Fund manager hires new institutional head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
... long, proven track record in Australian equities. Institutions also like the fact that Ausbil has embedded one of the leading ESG research teams in its operations." Ausbil is keen to deepen its existing relationships and develop other relationships with ...