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Australian Ethical wins Responsible Manager of the Year

May 31, 2021 by Staff Writer

Money Management held its fund manager of the year awards last week. Presented by TV personality Andrew Daddo, the awards recognise stellar fund manager performance at a time when markets...

The names may change, but green heritage shines through

May 24, 2021 by Staff Writer

Stewart Investors is among the world's leading ESG or responsible investment firms, yet a series of name and ownership changes have somewhat hidden this specialist investment firm. Originally part of...

Global manager turns to proxies to influence change

May 17, 2021 by Staff Writer

US$429 billion* multi-asset manager Neuberger Berman is ramping up pressure on both sides of capital markets with its NB Votes campaign. The group, which was founded eight decades ago, is...

Investors demanding climate focused investments

May 6, 2021 by Staff Writer

Australia's longest standing responsible investment firm, Australian Ethical, recently combined with research house, Investment Trends, to survey investors on their ESG views. The survey covered 2,854 investors and 321 financial...

Perennial goes long on ESG

April 26, 2021 by Staff Writer

Specialist equity manager Perennial Value Management last week announced the launch of a dedicated investment unit or 'boutique' within their growing stable of high performing strategies. The group launched Perennial...

‘Out and about’ trade set to dominate

April 19, 2021 by Ishan Dan

Stephen Bruce is a director, portfolio manager and head of research at Perennial Value. He joined as an equities analyst in April 2000 and was promoted to the role of...

‘Need to search beyond the index’ for clean energy opportunities

April 15, 2021 by Staff Writer

The United States' re-signing of the Paris Climate Agreement under President Biden, combined with a strengthening commitment on carbon emission targets from China, "sets the stage for a globally coordinated...

Carbon front of mind for ESG leaders

April 12, 2021 by Ishan Dan

Following on from the Inside Network's ESG Masterclass recently, specialist investment manager Martin Currie is fast becoming a climate change leader, through its active ESG investing approach, together with a...

Australian Ethical shoots for the stars

March 18, 2021 by Greg Bright

Australian Ethical, which is already the equal-largest manager of specialist ESG-related funds in Australia, alongside Vanguard, is now aiming to be among the largest of all managers with Australian businesses...

What’s in a name?

March 9, 2021 by Staff Writer

News broke this week that one of Vanguard's popular ESG or Environment, Social and Governance-focused strategies may not have been as true to label as one would expect. According to...

Digital divide exacerbated income inequality during pandemic

March 9, 2021 by Staff Writer

According to US$3.3 trillion ($4.3 trillion) asset manager, Fidelity International, companies with strong ESG characteristics outperformed in 2020, and should be expected to continue delivering strong returns into the future....

Unleashing the potential of the superannuation Industry

January 21, 2021 by Kim Ivey and Michael Armitage

The recently announced Your Future, Your Super proposed performance test has raised concerns on the potential of unintended consequences in the government's pursuit of better performing funds. Clearly, the government...

BNY Mellon launches ‘Future’ thematic focus

January 18, 2021 by Staff Writer

BNY Mellon, one of the three oldest banks in the US, in partnership with its subsidiary Newton Investment Management, is launching a range of industry-leading global equity strategies. Aptly named...

Australian Unity issues Australian-first MCI

January 11, 2021 by James Dunn

With interest rates at all-time lows, and term deposits lucky to be paying 0.5%, investors have simply been forced to look for alternative income-generating investments. The share market has obliged,...

Federation gets real with SARA

December 14, 2020 by The Inside Adviser

After what has been a busy (and impressive) year for relative new-comer Federation Asset Management, it could have been forgiven for putting the cue in the rack come Christmas. Yet...

Taking a ‘whole of Asia’ view in the booming small-cap universe

December 9, 2020 by James Dunn

One of the more impressive funds that The Inside Network has come across in recent years is the PineBridge Asia ex Japan Small Cap Equity Fund, which taps into the...

Block, build, commit

December 7, 2020 by The Inside Adviser

After being awarded Fund Manager of the Year for 2020, you could be forgiven for expecting Pendal to rest on its laurels and cruise into the Christmas break. Yet following...

Quality rules the value vs. growth debate

December 7, 2020 by Ishan Dan

It's the age-old battle, "value" versus "growth," that seems to still polarise market participants and populate columns of the financial press. It has been a while since "value investing" made...

A contrarian view on ESG

November 25, 2020 by Emanuel Datt

I'm often asked by clients and industry figures about Datt Capital's position on ESG. For a number of reasons, I have difficulty giving a black-and-white answer. It's fair to say...

The factors and fears holding back investors

November 19, 2020 by The Inside Adviser

Financial services software house, Calastone, recently released their Global Investor Behaviours and Attitudes White Paper. It is the culmination of a survey of 1,800 people across six nations including the...