Archive

  • Australian banks shine in RobecoSAM ratings

    24 January 2017

    Just six financial institutions have been awarded 'gold stars' in RobecoSAM's 2017 Sustainability Yearbook, and three of them were Australian banks.

  • People moves – Pioneer, IETA, European Climate Foundation, RobecoSAM

    06 January 2017

    Sustainable investment manager RobecoSAM has named Marius Dorfmeister to the newly created position of global head of clients.

  • People moves - RobecoSAM, ANZ, ADE, Zevin, Stem

    02 December 2016

    RobecoSAM has appointed Aris Prepoudis its new chief executive officer (CEO), replacing Michael Baldinger, who left to become head of sustainable and impact investing at UBS earlier this year.

  • Baldinger leaves RobecoSAM to become UBS sustainability head

    08 July 2016

    Michael Baldinger is to step down as CEO of RobecoSAM, and will lead UBS's efforts to become a "leader" in the sustainable asset management space.

  • Investors call for more detailed sustainability reporting

    09 May 2016

    Investors want companies to produce more detailed reporting on sustainability issues and more explanation of how the issues affect corporate strategy and their assessment of risks and opportunities.

  • People Moves

    27 April 2016

    The latest peoples moves, including changes at Pegasus Capital, TerraForm Power, LSE, Calvert and RobecoSAM

  • S&P Dow Jones launches first 'smart ESG' indexes

    19 April 2016

    S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched what it claims is the first index family to isolate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as a 'smart beta' performance factor.

  • Wheb private equity arm rebrands, becomes independent

    04 February 2016

    Wheb Partners, the private equity house created by Ben Goldsmith, has become independent from its parent company and garnered €140 million ($157 million) of new investment.

  • Dow Jones launches sustainability indexes for Chile and South Africa

    08 October 2015

    S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has continued its push into emerging markets with new sustainability indexes in Chile and South Africa.

  • Volkswagen ejected from Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

    29 September 2015

    Volkswagen (VW) has been ejected from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) as the company continues to be hurt by the fall-out from its emissions scandal.