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Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... would exclude certain securities or sectors based on environmental, social or governance factors, as listed in the ESG Policy. The ESG Policy said the fund would not have exposure to investments in controversial weapons companies. ASIC said the fund ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... that promote ESG principles." It does not hold shares in Lockheed Martin because it is excluded under the fund's ESG policy on cluster munitions and anti-personnel landmines. Under pressure Last December, Australian Greens senator David Shoebridge ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... of greenwashing. "Domestically, we've observed some commentators and firms saying, in effect, "we have such a good ESG policy, but we can't say anything about it because the regulators won't let us". The reality is the critics are right: this kind of ...

First Sentier names global responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... Shareholder Services. White and De Smedt are both based in Sydney. Further, Finian Power has been named the head of ESG policy and regulation. Power was previously the head of investment management in FSI's Dublin office and will play a "leading ...

SSGA creates regional ESG role

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... research for Asia Pacific. At CareSuper, she worked as an ESG specialist for over five years, leading the firm's ESG policy formation, implementation and stewardship, and before that was the head of Asia for responsible investment at Mercer Investments. ...

New head of ESG at boutique

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... strategy was formalised in 2008, one of the earliest for Australian-based boutiques, when the Board approved the first ESG policy and we became a signatory to the PRI," Rahmani said. Pringle's appointment follows the departure of Natasha McKean as ESG ...

Sunsuper, QSuper members ask for better climate disclosures

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... 2050, and the fund's base case scenario for a low carbon world. The 141 members are also seeking a copy of QSuper's ESG policy, and the details of their risk management framework for material investment risks such as climate change. "QSuper states that ...

J.P. Morgan launches ESG integration policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has launched a new integrated ESG policy statement for its global funds management business. The new ESG policy includes a proprietary 10-point ESG scoring system to evaluate its asset management teams on their level of ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... exposure to materials and energy." Morningstar said. "Whilst we note that Hyperion Asset Management has a detailed ESG Policy and Framework, its low-carbon risk score was an outcome of their process rather than an intended objective." The Pendal Ethical ...

Bloomberg launches equity benchmarks

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... industry-specific ESG factors most likely to influence the financial performance of companies, it said. Also offered now are ESG policy benchmarks and custom indices that maximize the R-Factor ESG score. Bloomberg says these offerings will help investors ...
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