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Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... 48% in 2019. The report also found that seven funds supported a majority of proposals between 2017 and 2019: Local Government Super (82%), HESTA (66%), Vision Super (66%), Macquarie (62%), Cbus (59%), Mercer (58%) and Qantas Super (57%). The ACCR report ...

Integrating ethics goes beyond ESG screens: Nucleus Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... governance criteria. The portfolios are actively managed and based on blue chip international and Australian socks, cash and government bonds. Approximately two thirds of the wealth manager's clientele apply some form of screening, said Damien Klassen ...

First State Super joins global call for SDG focus to post-COVID recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... worked to emerge stronger from the pandemic crisis, "now was the perfect time to consider how investors, industry and government could work together to deliver more sustainable economies for the future," said Deanne Stewart, First State Super CEO. "Nothing ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... study found. Investors cited the need for improved impact reporting and measurement and the provision of access to government data, and a lack of intermediaries who can advise on and create social impact investing to stimulate market growth. "Social ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The way companies are responding to managing their human capital during COVID-19 can be a way of assessing which companies operate sustainably versus those that do not, according to Lazard Asset Management. Nikita Singhal, global co-head of sustainable ...

Majority of Australians want greater action on climate change: Glow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... figure was 76% in Australia, said Tim Clover, Glow CEO and founder. Only 39% of Australians are satisfied with their government's response to climate change, the lowest figure of the surveyed countries. "40% of Australians say much more should be done ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The European Union has announced a bold post-COVID-19 recovery plan that is centred on a green recovery, but also a fair recovery, opening up new questions and possibilities for investors and implications for Australia's recovery as well. Deirdre ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... loss and anti-microbial resistance - that represent market failures that investors should address with companies and government. Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer, Aviva Investors "There is a pressing need for multilateral systems and ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... BT Financial Group, CareSuper, Christian Super, Future Super, GuildSuper, HESTA, the Global Impact Initiative, Local Government Super, LUCRF Super, the Minderoo Group and Minderoo Foundation, MTAA Super, NZ Superanuation Fund, SunSuper, Talaria, VicSuper ...

Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Representatives from companies and investment management firms have been appointed to the government's Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of environmental, social and governance research, Ausbil Investment Management, Kate ...