While an estimated four out of five big international investors, including Australian super funds, gain their China equities exposures through emerging markets (EM) strategies and funds, a new study by bfinance, the global research and mandates search firm, says that
AXA Investment Managers, which has been in the sustainable investment space for many years, is ramping up its impact investing – the pointy end of ‘sustainable’ – which aims to make a difference to society while still turning a good
Westpac Bank has sold its final 9.5 per cent holding in Pendal Group, after the market closed on June 18, sweeping clean its stake in the business. It will continue to withdraw from the $14 billion in assets that Pendal
The increasing flow of money into the ‘impact investments’ asset sector is very pleasing for long-term dedicated participants, such as Nuveen’s co-head of impact, Rekha Unnithan. But there are still industry matters to be dealt with, such as an agreed
by David Chaplin Almost all impact investors hit both monetary and non-financial targets in 2019, according to the 10th annual global survey of the sector. The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) survey of about 300 investors worldwide, including one in
Martin Currie, the Australian and global active equity specialist, has called on other asset managers to create coalitions in order to drive change in the way firms and their clients invest. “Group efforts multiply the value of ESG investing”, Martin
State Street has seen a spike in interest, by fund managers and pensions funds in the region, in outsourcing their trading activities in recent months. The uplift appears to have been prompted by COVID-19 and the aim to reduce risk.
In a letter sent to employees late in April, Aon chief, Gregory Case, says 70 per cent of the firm’s staff around the world will take a reduction of approximately 20 per cent of salary, which will be implemented in
Historically, it’s been assumed that the economic multiplier of a fiscal stimulus is about 0.5, but recent work indicates it can be much higher than this in depressed times, such as the current conditions, according to a research note by
AXA Investment Managers has shown that, in the coronavirus crisis, funds and strategies which have an ESG bent outperformed those that didn’t. This is intuitive. The client note supports the notion that an observance to ESG principles adds value for
While an estimated four out of five big international investors, including Australian super funds, gain their China equities
AXA Investment Managers, which has been in the sustainable investment space for many years, is ramping up its
Westpac Bank has sold its final 9.5 per cent holding in Pendal Group, after the market closed on
The increasing flow of money into the ‘impact investments’ asset sector is very pleasing for long-term dedicated participants,
by David Chaplin Almost all impact investors hit both monetary and non-financial targets in 2019, according to the
Martin Currie, the Australian and global active equity specialist, has called on other asset managers to create coalitions
State Street has seen a spike in interest, by fund managers and pensions funds in the region, in
In a letter sent to employees late in April, Aon chief, Gregory Case, says 70 per cent of
Historically, it’s been assumed that the economic multiplier of a fiscal stimulus is about 0.5, but recent work
AXA Investment Managers has shown that, in the coronavirus crisis, funds and strategies which have an ESG bent
