ESG

Funds management

Impact investing that is focused on specific environmental, social and governance related outcomes, rather than investing solely in ethical companies could become the new...

People & Products

Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure has appointed an ESG analyst and senior research analyst. ...

Funds management

Fidelity International has launched its latest sustainable fund, focusing on water and waste management, in response to client demand. ...

Funds management

Bell Asset Management has entered into strategic partnership with Swiss private bank, Union Bancaire Privee, to expand its offering to investors across Australia, Asia an...

Funds management

The outperformance of an ESG fund relies on the skill of the manager and the inherent style bias incorporated into the fund, according to AMP Capital. ...

Funds management

The Altius Sustainable Bond fund has been chosen by IOOF research for its new environmental, social and governance model portfolio....

Funds management

Eaton Vance has announced the launch of a series of separate account equity strategies, the Calvert ESG Leaders Strategies, for institutional and professional investors....

Financial planning

Australian superannuation funds may be talking the talk on ESG but a new study suggests they are not always walking the walk in using their voting power....

Tools & guides

With investors forced to navigate unpredictable stockmarkets, and with a global recession looming, it is an environment where the investing methodology that is quantitati...

Funds management

Several ESG funds invest in Facebook, but given the actions the company has taken, can investors feel comfortable with their money being invested in it despite the social...

Funds management

The firm plans to expand its ESG offerings but is still weighing up options for the Australian ETF market. ...

Funds management

The average annualised return for impact investment products was 5.3% during 2018-19, according to a report by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)....

Features

Mike Taylor writes that research and ratings house Lonsec has developed and launched a new approach to ESG ratings which it hopes will help advisers separate the real ESG...

Funds management

Eleven funds previously covered under its Responsible Investment category have been rated so far....

Funds management

Martin Currie has called on asset managers to come together to jointly help drive change and influence companies in which they invest....

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