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Ausbil broadens wholesale sustainable fund access with ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... March 31. Under Ausbil's sustainability approach, companies are assessed on both what they do and how they manage ESG factors, resulting in a sustainability profile and score, and only those determined to have "good sustainability" profiles will ...

Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... purpose, its value to investors and beneficiaries, and how it is done." "Many of the bills assume that considering ESG factors, or otherwise engaging in responsible investment, means that investment managers or fiduciaries are sacrificing financial returns ...

BlackRock loses $8.9bn pension fund mandate

MATT TOLEDO  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... termination of these European mandates showcases the tightrope that asset managers like BlackRock must walk regarding ESG factors-some investors and lawmakers deem BlackRock to be uncommitted to ESG goals, while others have criticised the firm for the ...

Geopolitics, private credit force insurers to 'shift gears': Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration continues to gain traction. Nearly 90% of insurers now incorporate ESG factors into their portfolios, driven by corporate policy and social impact. Looking ahead, Gaden said insurers are focused ...

ASFA, JANA release draft guidance on operational due diligence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... guidance for independent reviewers, and an expansion of review criteria across several metrics including IT security, ESG factors and business continuity to align with CPS 230. Other aspects like the introduction of a newly designed format to enable ...

New gig for Challenger's ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... ESG framework across the investment teams at Challenger, helping the life and funds management businesses integrate ESG factors into investment strategies and decision-making. O'Meara has served as a senior ESG specialist for the last five years ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... awareness around ESG issues, and a better understanding around the risks of investing in companies that are negligent to ESG factors, or haven't considered climate risk in their future plans..." she said. "We've also seen more opportunities to ...

Investment habits of the generations revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... investment considerations, compared to about half as many Gen Xs. One in two Gen Zs and Gen Ys are likely to consider ESG factors in future investments compared to around one in three Gen Xs. The report also found the generations have differences in ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... manager Pawel Wroblewski. Mazen said the team focuses on investment thesis, valuation, risk assessment, as well as ESG factors, to select high-quality businesses, with sustainable growth characteristics trading at a discount. "We then diversify the portfolio ...

US regulator fines DWS US$25m for greenwashing, AML offences

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... of greenwashing, the SEC found that DWS made "materially misleading statements about its controls for incorporating ESG factors into research and investment recommendations for ESG integrated products, including certain actively managed mutual funds ...
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