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Majority of asset owners identify ESG importance: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... embrace ESG integration as an integral part of their investment approach and a pre-requisite for selecting external asset managers. bfinance is an independent investment consultant providing a range of services to investors in more than 35 countries ...

HSBC launches ESG portfolio reporting tool for asset owners, managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... service will allow asset owners, such as insurance companies, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, and the asset managers that invest their money, to keep track of the ESG ratings of their large holdings and help them meet the increasing demand ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... their portfolios reflects their policy positions. We'll continue to work with them. We have some fantastic real asset managers that are focused on that resilience and adaptation, so we continue to work with them." The plan also states that the fund will ...

HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... the Green Bond Principles, which are incorporated in the Climate Bonds Standard. "As one of the world's largest asset managers, with extensive ESG investment and asset stewardship expertise, we are delighted to join the CBI to further develop its market-building ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... "Moving to tobacco-free finance is firmly established as a mainstream action for banks, pension funds, insurers and asset managers committed to a sustainable future." The Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge in September 2018 at United Nation's headquarters in ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... in the global effort to ensure that companies disclose the impact of climate change on their businesses and that asset managers integrate climate factors into their investment processes. This will enable investors to price financial assets accurately ...

Northern Trust launches ESG Analytics Summary for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... world, including Australia. Northern Trust's Investment Risk and Analytical Services group supports asset owners and asset managers and currently has over US$5 trillion (as at 31 December 2019) in assets under measurement. Consultants are based in Chicago ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... existing research and solutions for all segments, including individual investors, advisors, private equity firms, asset managers and owners, plan sponsors, and credit issuers. "Our collaboration over the past several years has helped to extend the understanding ...

Climate risk assessment impacts on small, mid-cap portfolios: Fairlight AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... reputational risk of corporate carbon emissions when allocating capital. This is no longer just a focus for large-cap asset managers, with a greater number of small to mid-cap managers now engaging directly with companies to improve ESG disclosures. ...

BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... with more than US$41 trillion in assets under management. "BlackRock is one of the largest and most influential asset managers in the world and will bring even more heft to investor engagement through Climate Action 100+," said Emily Chew, Climate Action ...