ESG

Funds management

Fund managers should avoid ignoring energy companies as they will be vital as Australia transitions to decarbonisation....

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Funds management

Issues such as narrow sector issuance, currency issues and credit quality are starting to be addressed to allow the asset class to play a good role in portfolios, accordi...

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Funds management

The acquisition would include Parametric and Calvert and will be finalised in the second quarter of 2021. ...

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Funds management

Only one sustainable/ethical global bond fund has failed to make a return since the start of the year compared to 29 standard global bond funds, according to data. ...

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Features

Funds are unlikely to be deliberately guilty of greenwashing but nevertheless, writes Laura Dew, they need to have transparent processes in place to prevent investors fee...

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Expert Analysis

Nicholas Condeleon and Måns Carlsson question if the COVID-19 pandemic and associated risks has increased people’s interest in sustainable investment?...

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Expert Analysis

The focus on sustainable investments, from investors and regulators, has reached a tipping point. This provides both challenges and opportunities for financial advisers, ...

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Funds management

Although climate change is one of the main drivers for ethical investing, there are not a lot of funds investing in renewables and alternative energy. ...

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Funds management

Robeco will extend its exclusion of investments in fossil fuels to all funds, not just its sustainable range, with the aim to divest completely by Q4....

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People & Products

Arrow will have use of Nucleus’ digital advice platform Nucleus Wealth Fusion, a robo-advice platform with active management and environmental, social and governance filt...

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Expert Analysis

Jason Hazell provides insights on how Islamic investing meets the needs and requirements of Muslim Australians who want to invest according to their faith. ...

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Superannuation

Around 90% of member enquiries regarding the super fund’s environmental, social and governance policy related to climate change....

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Funds management

Investors and trustees need to ask fund managers for reporting metrics on specific environmental, social, and governance issues they claim they are solving, according to ...

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Funds management

A rigorous approach to environmental, social, governance analysis will be necessary to manage risks and capitalise on opportunities from green infrastructure, according t...

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Funds management

Firms are finding it harder to assess modern slavery risks when companies cannot be visited in person due to travel restrictions. ...

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