Australian asset owners intensify ESG strategies

Asset Owners

Richard Newell

May 28, 2018

Despite the lack of political will, activist behaviour and pressure on companies to improve their ESG practices is increasing.

Institutional asset owners and other investors in Australia are increasingly taking it upon themselves to push for better environmental, social and governance ESG standards in the companies...

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Malaysia's PNB appoints new CEO; Hong Kong's SFC moves office; Ping An Insurance adds third co-CEO; Principal Global Investors adds new head of North Asia institutional sales; JP Morgan AM names retail distribution head for Hong Kong; Sanne appoints business development heads in Asia; SC Capital hires head of investor relations.

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Joe Marsh

The Dutch firm has appointed its first insurance coverage specialist in Asia as well as a new institutionally focused Korea sales head and client portfolio manager for quant strategies.

Asset Owners

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Joe Marsh

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Schroders

With sustainability dominating conversations on a daily basis, much confusion seems to surround stewardship, despite the strong correlation between the two concepts. Schroders debunks five myths.

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Richard Newell

While the fund suffered negative growth over the 11 months of the most recent financial year, it will keep using its passive reference portfolio to benchmark its active investments.

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BNP Paribas Asset Management

The French house has long taken sustainability seriously, but this effectively means ESG is now its default option for its key investment solutions underlining the depth of its commitment to implementing ESG on behalf of all its clients.

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Morgan Stanley Investment Management

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Jaycee Man

Life insurance firms in the country look set to allocate more assets into local fixed-income rather than venture overseas, even as more foreign players buy local players.

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