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Hermes inks local ESG partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
The British investment management giant has signed an agreement to share its ESG expertise with an Australian body for asset owners. Hermes Investment Management's stewardship business (EOS) will share engagement insights about Australian and global ...

BlackRock launches Australian bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
BlackRock launched a new indexed fund that will invest in Australian bonds with an ESG focus, with backing from a $21 billion government superannuation fund. VicSuper seeded the fund and partnered with BlackRock. BlackRock Australia's head of fixed ...

New fund to invest in low-carbon Aussie stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... companies that have high exposure to carbon-intensive activities and increases weighting in those companies with positive ESG characteristics. Portfolio manager James Harwood said: "Our decarbonisation strategy commits to reducing exposure to carbon ...

Global manager launches ESG strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
A global manager has launched a new strategy for that will invest in listed companies poised to benefit from the trend towards decarbonisation. Investec Asset Management's Global Environment Strategy aims to identify the businesses whose products ...

UniSuper makes two senior hires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
A $70 billion superannuation fund made two senior appointments to bolster its global investment strategies and ESG capabilities. Penny Heard joins UniSuper as portfolio manager within the global strategies and quantitative team, while Lou Capparelli ...

Former Arnhem partners join boutiques

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... concentrated portfolio of 20-40 high-quality international companies that have a sustainable competitive advantage and strong ESG characteristics. A third investment professional will join Wright and Maas over the next few months. "Northcape is very ...

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 ...