ESG

Funds management

The list of superannuation funds divesting from tobacco continues to grow, with Crescent Wealth joining the Tobacco Free Finance Pledge in the UN General Assembly last we...

Funds management

Global asset manager, Eaton Vance Australia, has joined the Responsible Investment Association Australasia....

Funds management

AMP Capital has completed its $440 million divestment from tobacco securities and become a founding signatory to the Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge....

Funds management

Willis Towers Watson has worked with MSCI to develop a new investment strategy emphasising the importance of integrating ESG factors within the investment process....

Expert Analysis

Cindy Rose writes that responsible investing that takes into account environmental, social and governance factors has gone from being a nice-to-have to a need-to-have for...

Funds management

Edinburgh-based fixed-income manager, Cameron Hume, has launched a global fund for institutional investors and managers in Australia and Europe....

Funds management

BNP Paribas Asset Management has announced it has become a member of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia....

Expert Analysis

Emma Pringle writes that sustainable investments not only have a ‘feel good’ advantage, but also can offer risk-adjusted returns across most asset classes that are compar...

Funds management

Bottom-up stock-picking is equally as effective for sustainable funds, and the use of screens is optional, Stewart Investors tells Money Management. ...

People & Products

Octopus Investments has announced its expansion into the Australian market, opening its first office in Melbourne....

Features

Are Australian investors growing a conscience? Anastasia Santoreneos writes that the evidence with respect to responsible investments would tend to suggest they are....

Funds management

Perpetual has launched its new Ethical SRI Credit Fund in response to growing demand for a diversified portfolio of ethical, socially responsible fixed-income assets....

Funds management

FTSE Russell has announced changes to its index series with a number of new companies to be added to its indexes....

Funds management

The use of multi-factor combination smart beta index-based investment strategies by global managers is on the rise, according to FTSE Russell....

Expert Analysis

Paying attention to the MSCI ESG Leaders Index could help those looking for socially conscious investments avoid companies such as Facebook, even before public light is s...

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