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Super fund shuffles team, investment chief steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... committee, appointing both Karen McLeod and Geraldine Barlow-Bolt. McLeod is a financial adviser specialising in ethical investments and is on the board of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). Financial Standard profiled McLeod ...

First Sentier Investor hires IR director for direct infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... strong relationships forged with investors." First Sentier Investors manages $13.4 billion in direct infrastructure investments as of 30 September 2020, and has been actively investing in long life infrastructure businesses since 1994.

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... voluntarily disclose their portfolio holdings within 90 days of each half year. However, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has this week delayed implementation of the mandatory portfolio holdings disclosure regime until 31 December ...

Super fund backs microgrid battery storage development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio, as well as satisfied Aware Super's responsible investment policies, said Amit Chand, associate portfolio manager investments - growth assets, Aware Super. Aware Super's private equity portfolio invests globally, with 60% of the investments ...

Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... winners across financial services including credit cards, term deposits, banking, loans, superannuation, insurance, investments, and online broking, as well as phone plans, broadband and cars. This year, there was a new focus to choosing winners of the ...

The future is now: the future of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... from standards and definitions to the reasons behind why looking at positive impacts can become a tool for measuring investments as well as engaging with members and other stakeholders. We would like to thank our panellists and our roundtable partner ...

Social, economic consequences of climate change "devastating": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... In addition to divestment policies to decarbonize broad equity portfolios, investors could also explicitly target investments in companies that help the transition to a low or zero-carbon society. Investors are "generally well aware" of the threats that ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... they might consider doing it." The other members of the coalition include IFM Investors, Schroders, Aberdeen Standard Investments, ACSI, Perennial Value Management, Maple-Brown Abbott, Platypus Asset Management, American Century Investments, Grantham ...

Real asset investments as vehicle for return, positive impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... approximately $45 million in assets under management, with an allocation to a diversified portfolio of global impact investments, targeting a financial return of at least 7% pa over the medium term after fees, before tax, while having a positive social ...

Climate Bond Standard launches shipping criteria for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... stakeholders, enabling them to leverage their influence in the industry and drive the transition to climate-aligned shipping investments." The criteria require that ships are not primarily dedicated to transporting fossil fuels and are either zero-emission ...