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No alpha in ESG: Scientific Beta

The supposed benchmark-beating powers of ESG have more to do with investors’ exposure to well-known factors rather than any sustainable secret sauce, according to quant house Scientific Beta.
David Chaplin | 23rd Aug 2023 | More
Qld’s BIG merger: it’s now about investments

As Sunsuper and Qsuper took another step forward in their proposed merger last week, the biggest hurdle, negotiating with the Queensland Government, appears to have been cleared. Now for the investments issue. The two funds, one trying to be truly national and the other strongly tied to its Queensland public service membership core, announced their…
Greg Bright | 19th Mar 2021 | More
SSGA to push big firms on ESG, stays mum on merger

State Street Global Advisors will sharpen its ESG efforts on climate change and corporate racial diversity in 2021, adopting a more activist approach with investee companies. In a letter to major global corporations this month (January 11), Cyrus Taraporevala, SSGA chief, says the US$3.1 trillion manager will use its financial clout to pressure companies to…
David Chaplin and Greg Bright | 15th Jan 2021 | More