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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 ...

Private markets attractive for global institutions: BlackRock

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... institutions looking to increase allocations to alpha-seeking strategies. More than a quarter of institutions will focus more on ESG strategies and impact investing. Reducing home market bias and increasing diversification was a top three consideration ...

Ausbil ESG strategy advances

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 JAN 2019
Ausbil's in-house ESG research team has matured to the point where it's leading investment strategy creation and attracting a wider international audience. The asset manager's call to develop its own ESG team and not buy research "off the shelf" means ...

Where UniSuper sees market opportunities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
... screened for tobacco, armaments, gambling and fossil fuels for more than seven years. Pearce said the fund is content with its ESG and has no immediate plans in the area. Emerging markets, direct lending When asked about emerging markets exposure, the ...

One small step for responsible investment sees one giant leap for Man Group

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... responsible investment focus across its entire suite of funds. It adds clarity for institutional investors demanding greater ESG transparency. The $158 billion (US$114bn) investment manager's RI Fund Framework, launched this week as part of a wider industry ...