ESG
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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....
Funds management
Newton has appointed Andrew Parry to lead its responsible investment team....
People & Products
Danielle Welsh-Rose will help integrate ESG factors and advocate the importance of ESG capabilities to Aberdeen Standard Investments clients....
People & Products
The environmental, social, and governance options will exclude companies that fall short of global standards of responsible business conduct....
Funds management
Smart beta index provider, Scientific Beta to offer a low carbon option on all of its flagship multi-smart-factor indices....
Funds management
FTSE Russell has licenced to the Bank of New Zealand it’s custom index, which is based on the FTSE Global Choice Index Series....
Funds management
Investors in passive emerging markets funds could find themselves unknowingly investing in companies with poor ESG standards, according to Stewart Investors manager Jack ...
Funds management
The $150 million Sunsuper mandate has been awarded to Affirmative Investment Management and aims to generate positive environmental and social impact projects....
Funds management
BlackRock has announced the launch of ESG-focused Global Bond Index Fund for Australian institutional and retail investors....
Superannuation
AMP Capital has announced a number of updates to its ethical superannuation fund which included a new fund name, AMP Capital Ethical leaders....
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