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MSCI launches emissions measuring tool

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... institutions to measure climate risk across their investment portfolios. "These institutions (such as banks, insurers and asset managers) may need to take urgent action to accelerate progress on their climate journey. Total Portfolio Footprinting can ...

3iQ introduces inaugural Australian products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... Australia chief executive Vic Jokovic said that increased investor interest in cryptocurrency exposure has driven asset managers to offer new, innovative products. Jokovic said: "We're proud to partner with 3iQ to bring their world-class Bitcoin and ...

What the election result means for ESG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... under this new government that will happen," he explained. "This should provide more certainty for asset owners and asset managers to inform their valuation processes and investment decisions." Alcock said taking a holistic view, embracing energy transition ...

Senator Bragg defends domestic crypto ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... widely available. Bragg asked the regulator to confirm it will not provide an uneven playing field for foreign asset managers. For some time, the senator has championed cryptocurrency and campaigned for Australia to become a leader in digital assets. ...

Stock picking dominant source of alpha: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... source of alpha that active managers generate." "That strongly implies that asset owners conducting due diligence on asset managers should focus primarily on understanding the research process - how stock ideas are generated, how they are investigated ...

Geopolitics to change ESG approach: Survey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... led to a re-evaluation of their ESG approach, either internally or via the changing practices of their external asset managers. While most said the conflict had not itself affected their ESG processes, it reinforced the need for a sophisticated ESG approach. ...

Perpetual moves to acquire Pendal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... Perpetual - when global geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty has materially impacted the trading values of global asset managers. The board will consider this, along with the outlook for Perpetual and the proposed merged group, as it comes to a ...

Disclosure lacking in common ownership: Committee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... the committee wants the government to consider forcing the publication of shareholder voting decisions "to ensure asset managers do not use proxy advisors to collude in their voting decisions". This is despite the committee not actually presenting any ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... market for this strategy: the rise of commission- free trading and fractional share stock investing. Meanwhile, asset managers are responding to this momentum by acquiring direct indexing providers, introducing their own proprietary solutions, and applying ...

BlackRock strengthens Australasia, APAC leadership

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... high-level responsibility for sales and client servicing across sovereign entities, pension funds, banks, insurers, asset managers, asset consultants, family offices and financial advice practices," BlackRock said.. Across the Pacific, Hiroyuki Shimizu ...