ESG scores signal resilience

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Companies with higher ESG ratings performed notably  better and were more resilient during the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic compared to investments with lower ESG ratings, according to AXA IM.

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Investors need to look for carbon ‘footpath’

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Investors should move to a forward-looking view on a company’s commitment to future emissions reduction or its carbon footpath, according to AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). As concerns surrounding climate change

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AXA Investment Managers to launch fourth impact investing strategy focusing on emerging and frontier consumers

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AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is to expand its suite of impact investment portfolios by launching a private market strategy focusing on opportunities that address the basic needs of emerging

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AXA IM partners with RIAA to assist financial advisers navigate responsible investing

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Nine in ten Australians expect their assets to be invested responsibly,1 creating an opportunity for financial advisers to implement responsible investment (RI) strategies on behalf of their clients, according to

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Australia continues to lag on remuneration and disclosure: AXA IM     

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Executive remuneration remained a hot topic in 2017/18, as shareholders continued to call for improved disclosure around variable pay targets and performance, according to AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Remuneration

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Market Thinking – a view from the equity market

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Mark Tinker, Head of Framlington Equities Asia, comments on US and Asian Markets. While all the talk is of trade tensions, what we are seeing in the markets at the

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Market Thinking: Trade War talk obscures a fundamental shift to a multi-polar world

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Trade relationships are having to be reset Trade tension is being blamed for what is essentially a ‘normal’ market correction. It is not irrelevant, but it is the new economy

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Market Thinking – a view from the equity market

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The year has begun with a combination of momentum for last year’s thematics and some value from a recognition that despite projections a year ago, we are in a period

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Investing in the age of decumulation: AXA IM

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Income investors can implement a low-carbon strategy without sacrificing income, according to new research from AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Hosting a series of roundtables for Australian institutional and wholesale

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There’s a lot long term investors can learn from insurers around strategy design: AXA IM

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There’s a great deal asset owners and managers can learn from insurance companies’ long-term approach to investing, especially when it comes to investment strategy design, according to AXA Investment Managers

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