State Street and S&P Global Trucost Announce ESG Strategic Engagement

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State Street (NYSE:STT) has announced a strategic engagement with S&P Global Trucost that brings together State Street’s newly announced ESG Risk Analytics and Reporting capabilities and Trucost’s highly regarded climate... Read more continue reading

Super fund recovery steps up pace in March

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The remarkable recovery in super fund’s performance continues with another strong month of returns despite a slower vaccine rollout than many had hoped for and some regulatory uncertainty around the... Read more continue reading

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches Sustainable Australian Equity Fund

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Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) launches the Aberdeen Standard Focused Sustainable Australian Equity Fund (the Fund), as it looks to capitalise on its long track record in global environmental, social and governance... Read more continue reading

Six reasons to not worry about inflation

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It’s that time in the cycle again. US bond markets and commentors are worried about inflation. But with US unemployment at 6.2%, should this be a concern? Before we begin,... Read more continue reading

The benefit to investors of buying real assets through fractional investment

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Covid highlights the retiree dilemma If you are looking for one word to describe 2020, volatility would seem to fit the bill. Every aspect of our lives, whether it be... Read more continue reading

Emerging markets underperformance prompts strategists to pick and choose

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Investors are changing the way they approach emerging markets (EM), dumping traditional blanket coverage in favour of picking specific countries. Traditionally, emerging markets investors would buy into a wide range... Read more continue reading

What does the energy transition look like in the infrastructure sector?

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As the world moves closer to consensus to target net zero carbon emissions by 2050, there’s a huge transformation taking place across global energy networks. While this transformation has been... Read more continue reading

State Street to establish first ESG Securities lending commingled cash collateral reinvestment strategy

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State Street Corporation has announced its intention to establish its Agency Lending Program’s first Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) aware commingled cash collateral reinvestment strategy. The Agency Lending team... Read more continue reading

Redpoint IM signs with climate-focused investor body

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Quantitative equities investment boutique Redpoint Investment Management has become a member of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), a collaboration of Australian and New Zealand investors focusing on the... Read more continue reading

DLA Piper partners with Datamaran to integrate ESG due diligence

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DLA Piper has partnered with ESG risk management and data platform, Datamaran, to integrate Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) due diligence into legal due diligence. Powered by patented technology, Datamaran... Read more continue reading