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Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Altius Asset Management. The Australian Unity Green Bond Fund has more than $150 million in assets under management (as at 30 April 2021) and holds a range of government and credit securities to provide both impact and the potential for regular quarterly ...

Fund manager seeking to expand ESG team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Damian Cottier, portfolio manager, with Emilie O'Neill as ESG and equities analyst. Perennial Partners announced in April that it has spun its ESG team and flagship ESG fund into a separate boutique investment business. Perennial Better Future includes ...

ASX companies join 40:40 Vision

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... only one of these appointments was a woman. Currently, 10 CEOs in the ASX200 are women, or 5%. According to AICD, as at 30 April 2021, the percentage of women on ASX200 boards is 32.9%, and 29 women have been appointed to ASX boards so far this year. ...

First Sentier launches private debt strategy with renewable energy assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... standalone First Sentier Investors managed trust structure. The first tranche of loans to renewable energy projects settled in April. First Sentier did not name the investor and did not identify the size of the investment. First Sentier is leveraging ...

Women near parity in 2021 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Limited and Kogan.com Ltd. However, AICD noted that Kogan.Com have announced the appointment of Janine Allis commencing 1 April 2021. " As we head into 2021 the appointment rate for women on boards is nearing parity," said Louise Petschler, AICD general ...

Ethical fund manager sets ambitious FUM target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... noted that feedback from advisers led Australian Ethical to launch its first Separately Managed Account (SMA) portfolio in April 2020 which has since seen returns of 41.1% to 31 December 2020. The SMA is now available on Hub24 and Praemium, according ...

Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... will join Regnan as senior fund manager and Sharma will join as fund manager. They are expected to start with Regnan in April, with the investment strategy to be launched in the UK and Europe in the second half of calendar 2021. The team joins from Fidelity ...

Scentre Group to increase disclosure for cleaning contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... manages safe workloads for cleaning staff, after facing the possibility of a shareholder resolution on the topic at its April AGM. The new reporting will form part of Scentre Group's Responsible Business Report and Modern Slavery Statement which ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... people officer, will leave. James Martin, currently a partner at Egon Zehnder, will join Rio Tinto as chief people officer in April. Brynn O'Brien, executive director, Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility, called for deep cultural change ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... saw a lot of pushback against them." Following the ASX's introduction of temporary emergency capital raising relief in April due to the pandemic, more than $33 billion has been raised through 72 capital raisings, mostly as placements, and at a median ...