ESG

Superannuation

Orbis has voted against proposals calling for sustainability reporting and policies to strengthen prevention of workplace sexual harassment, and holds a logistics firm th...

Funds management

Australians would engage more with their super if funds reported on environmental, social, and governance impacts, according to a survey....

Funds management

Six of the top 10 performing global equity environmental, social, and governance focused funds had fees below 0.9%, according to FE Analytics....

Funds management

Only focusing on investing in the best ESG profiles might end up developing a portfolio of expensive stocks, according to Ausbil....

Financial planning

As environmental, social and governance principles move into the mainstream, inconsistency in the way data is approached is holding adoption back....

Financial planning

Flaws in the methodology used to rate environmental, social and governance compliance in companies meant they could get away without being fully compliant....

Funds management

ESG integration in hedge funds could allow investors to profit but managers are yet to determine how to integrate these factors into their investment processes and algori...

Funds management

Asset managers are walking the talk on environmental, social, and governance issues as assets managed according to ESG principles increased by 17.8% in 2018, according to...

People & Products

Low-debt companies can help drive consistent returns for environmental, social and governance investors, according to research from Hejaz Financial Services....

Expert Analysis

While fossil-fuel consumption has been successfully overlooked in the past, investment portfolios with direct exposure to fossil fuel-based energy businesses, utilities o...

People & Products

Kate Turner has been appointed by First Sentier Investors as responsible investment specialist, expanding their responsible investment team....

Financial planning

Australian millennials have placed ethical funds, causes and products at the bottom of their priority ladder when it comes to choosing an investment fund, Calastone has f...

Funds management

Those sustainability practices that were least susceptible to convergence were conveying strategic competitive advantages, associated with higher return on capital, accor...

Funds management

Natixis and research institute EDHECinfra has launched a team to assess the impact of environmental, social and governance factors on infrastructure investments....

Financial planning

Over 60% of Australian employers think their employees places a high value on access to advice, according to a SSGA report....

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