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Trust deficit boosts Australian Ethical membership, FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... opportunity and exposing the myth that social good must come at the expense of profit, Vernon added. Australian Ethical won the ESG category at the recent Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards for its Australian Ethical Australian Shares Fund. ...

CAER sold to global service provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Australian ESG researcher CAER has been acquired by an international consultancy which specialises in governance and responsible investment. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced its acquisition of the Canberra-based Centre for Australian ...

Zurich awards $100m passive mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... easy access to the best ideas from active and passive asset management - from plain vanilla off-the-shelf index exposures to ESG and smart beta solutions," Orr said. "This mandate is a testament to the need for bespoke cost-efficient passive strategies ...

HESTA veteran retires, new role created

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... was on the management committee of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) for more than a decade, and currently chairs ESG Research Australia. His experience outside of HESTA includes working at BT Funds Management, Macquarie Bank and Suncorp. In ...

Macquarie wins Investment Manager of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... Australian Equity Index Fund Australian Equities - Small Cap Macquarie Investment Management Macquarie Australian Small Comp Fund ESG Australian Ethical Investment Australian Ethical Australian Shares Fixed Income - Aggregate Bonds PIMCO Australia PIMCO ...

Pendal acquires Regnan

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
Pendal Group is acquiring the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation's stake in ESG house Regnan. Regnan specialises in ESG research, engagement and advisory services. It will continue to continue to offer its independent services under the brand ...

Former Macquarie executive joins LICs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... than $300 million invested across its three LICs, the third being NAOS Small Cap Opportunities Company (NSC). It applies an ESG screen across all its investments. The Sydney-based fund manager has about eight employees; more than 80% of the business ...

Ethical investments top mandate appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... growing asset class in the 12-month period. Allocations grew 58%, though this is partly to European fund managers including ESG in the segment. The data suggests responsible investment is here to stay, building on analysis by the Responsible Investment ...

Finalists unveiled for FS Investment Leadership Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... Australian Small Comp Fund Pengana Emerging Companies Fund SGH Emerging Companies Fund UBS Australian Small Companies Fund ESG Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund Australian Ethical Australian Shares Australian Ethical Diversified Shares Candriam Sustainable ...

California mandates gender board diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... penalties. By 2021, companies with six or more directors must have a minimum of three females. MSCI executive director and head of ESG Impact and screening research Meggin Thwing Eastman says the move is significant for global asset owners. Other investors ...