SUSTAINABLE INVESTING

Funds management

The latest annual RIAA report has found concerns or mistrust around greenwashing by investment managers almost tripled this year, with 62 per cent citing it as a deterren...

Funds management

Some 11 Australian asset managers have been highlighted by Morningstar as receiving a low ranking for their ESG commitments, while one has received the highest score....

Funds management

The global investment manager has added three new options to its range of sustainable managed portfolios as the adviser demand for sustainable investment products grows....

People & Products

Fidelity has promoted Jenn-Hui Tan to the newly created role of chief sustainability officer. ...

Financial planning

There is often an expectation gap between the ESG or sustainable funds that advisers pick and the assets that their clients want to hold, according to Perennial. ...

Funds management

Appearing on the latest episode of Relative Return, Nanuk Asset Management’s director and chief investment officer, Tom King, has shared why he discourages advisers from ...

Financial planning

A change in power dynamics can mean the need to change an investment strategy’s ESG approach overnight, according to a panel of advisers....

Funds management

Morningstar research has seen inflows to sustainable funds fall by 91 per cent in the past quarter, with passive giant Vanguard reporting rare net outflows after the firm...

People & Products

Maple-Brown Abbott has changed the screening process for its $35 million Responsible Investment fund to allow a greater focus on sustainability, renaming it the Australia...

Financial planning

Current environmental, social and governance funds that only screen out negative industries and are heavy on technology have “hamstrung” advisers looking for sustainable ...

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Funds management

Institutional investors allocating capital to China should explore environment, social and governance- driven opportunities, according to Willis Towers Watson....

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Funds management

The average annualised return for impact investment products was 5.3% during 2018-19, according to a report by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)....

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Expert Analysis

Those looking at sustainable investments rarely consider its role on their credit portfolios. As Guido Moret writes, however, doing so can both improve sustainability and...

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Expert Analysis

As the initial gloss wears off sustainable investing, Masja Zandbergen writes that it’s prudent to maintain a watching brief on potential issues and respond accordingly....

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Financial planning

The next generation will boost sustainable investing in the US, given that demand for such products is moderate at best as it stands. ...

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