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

Aviva Investors projects a strong growth outlook with upside risks

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Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva PLC, sees a potent combination of economic drivers underpinning a strong global recovery in 2021, resulting in an above-consensus outlook for... Read more continue reading

20 years on, the Australian ETF industry surpasses A$100 billion

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Vanguard Australia has recorded its strongest first quarter for cash flows on record with A$1.56 billion in ETF inflows, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Securities Exchange... Read more continue reading

Ethics and SMSFs

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It was 1999 when self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) first became part of Australia’s superannuation landscape. Over the following twenty plus years, SMSFs have become a significant part of Australia’s $3... Read more continue reading

Amundi launches first Just Transition for Climate strategy

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Amundi, the leading European asset manager, has launched a new investment strategy within the Amundi Responsible Investing; Just Transition for Climate (“the Fund”). The Fund is an actively managed European fixed income... Read more continue reading

Investing in health and disease prevention is the best cure

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Covid-19 might have put the spotlight on health, but our investment and Active Ownership teams have had a focus on health, health care and healthy food for some years already.... Read more continue reading

Aviva Investors delivers on active ESG Engagement Commitment

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Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), today publishes its Annual Responsible Investment Review, reporting significant increases in its voting and engagement activity for 2020. The... Read more continue reading

Green hydrogen – a European case study

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While the speed of ultimate decarbonisation remains unclear, there appears to be a real opportunity for multi-decade investment as every country moves towards a cleaner environment. Energy transition and decarbonisation... Read more continue reading