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Super ESG options can outperform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
The average ESG investment option offered by Australia's superannuation funds outperformed the average MySuper default product in the 12 months to 30 September. Rainmaker analysis shows 68 super funds currently offer a total of 639 ESG investment options ...

Vamos joins embattled insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... the former chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and was most recently chief executive of ESG research house Regnan. With more than 30 years' experience in the industry, Vamos currently also serves as a director ...

AMP Capital expands ESG investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... in Indonesia. She has previously held senior roles at UBS in London and Hong Kong. From January 1, Adrian Williams becomes ESG director, real estate and listed equities. For the past decade Williams has held senior roles within AMP Capital's real estate ...

Tobacco-free portfolios divide investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... support for the recently launched United Nations' Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge. BT Financial Group said it is extending its ESG exclusion framework to investment mandates for internally managed investments, saying customers demand sustainable investing ...

Nikko appoints AIST director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Australia growing, evolving and improving." "Her views as an 'asset owner' chair, as well as previous experience with ESG in funds management, are highly valued," Hallinan said. Edwards's appointment in the role comes after former non-executive ...

MSCI Australia executive director departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... head of risk for less than a year after he left the CBA role. MSCI's ANZ product lines include Barra and Riskmetrics, IPD, ESG and other indexes.

BTFG expands tobacco divestment

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
BT Financial Group is expanding its divestment from tobacco and controversial weapons. The firm is extending its ESG exclusion framework to investment mandates for internally managed investments, saying customers demand sustainable investing that aligns ...

Northern Trust appoints head of quant

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... research for 14 years, responsible for managing quantitative equity strategies including single and multi-factor strategies, ESG and low carbon solutions. "Across the region, we continue to see increasing investor demand for, and adoption of our quantitative ...

Are ETFs really the next smartphones?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... much more we can do," Lake said. Speaking to the active ETF segment, Lake officially launched JPMAM's first active equity ESG UCITS ETFs. From next week they will trade on several European stock exchanges with a total expense ratio of 25 basis points. ...

Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... financial products they will invest in more over the next 12 months. In his half-hour panel discussion, Greco also touched on ESG investing. "Integrating ESG in our investment processes makes them more effective and more robust. At the same time, we ...