ESG

Financial planning

Whether or not a client is interested in responsible investing will be moot as climate change will need to be considered by advisers as part of best interests duty, accor...

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Funds management

Traditional active equity funds did not see any new inflows for two years until the middle of 2020 when the environmental, social and governance boom took off....

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People & Products

First Sentier Investors has announced the appointment of David Allen to the role of global head of investment management....

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Policy & Regulation

The prudential regulator has released its practice guide on climate change financial risks which will assist banks, insurers and superannuation trustees to manage the fin...

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Funds management

Market Forces say ANZ’s updated climate policy falls short in addressing climate change and likened it to “shuffling of the chairs on the Titanic”. ...

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Funds management

Alternative funds are increasingly seeking to raise assets from the retail and wealth management space as institutions are constrained on the volume they can allocate to ...

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Superannuation

The Your Future, Your Super reform overlooks different investment approaches a trustee might take, including environmental, social and governance investing, according to ...

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Funds management

Investors expect accountability from companies for their impact on the environment and society and they want to see more action from policymakers and fund managers, accor...

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Funds management

ETFS ROBO Global Robotics and Automation ETF has been included in the environmental, social, governance framework for ROBO Global’s indices. ...

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Funds management

Australian asset managers’ integration of environmental, social and governance investments has reached 95%, with the US lagging behind at 82%, according to Russell Invest...

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Funds management

Gender diversity will continue to become a bigger part of responsible investing in the future, despite currently being overshadowed by other factors, like climate change....

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Funds management

Allocators rotated out of fixed income and into equity in November in anticipation of changes to monetary policy this month, according to EPFR....

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Funds management

Client demand is driving advisers use of environmental, social and governance investment but the majority lack a clear policy on their ESG values....

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Funds management

Looking away from traditional resources to those which are more ESG-friendly such as lithium can lead to strong returns for investors with lithium producers among the bes...

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Funds management

Aviva Investors has identified six key themes affecting emerging markets which have emerged as a result of the pandemic and debt burden in the region....

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