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Australian Ethical scores gold, others fall off charts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... diversified across asset classes, Ramrakha says. The "danger" with league tables is that it's easy to forget that superannuation is a multi-year investment. Renewables are a "longer-term strategy, and it's been a poor year," Ramrakha says. "You're ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Mercer Superannuation Australia has been slapped with a whopping $11.3 million penalty by the Federal Court on the back of an ASIC-led greenwashing investigation. Mercer was found to make misleading statements on its website about seven Sustainable ...

ISS ESG to plug emissions data shortfall for banks, insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... entities, defined as organisations with more than 500 employees or at least $500 million in consolidated revenue, and superannuation funds with more than $5 billion in assets, could face mandatory climate-related financial disclosures as early as January ...

TelstraSuper appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... TelstraSuper, including refreshing the fund's climate action plan and broader ESG policy. Patel joined the superannuation fund last September from Frontier, where she was the senior responsible investment adviser. She is a member of the Certification ...

Podcast: Radical super reform for climate change progress with retirement heavyweight Jeremy Cooper

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... global market failure we call climate change" - Jeremy Cooper. Jeremy has a radical idea to shake up Australia's superannuation system for climate change progress. With a wide-ranging career spanning over four decades, Jeremy Cooper is a regular ...

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... financial services, including 26 years in chief executive roles. "Jim Minto brings deep expertise in life insurance, superannuation, trustee services, managed funds, investment management, financial planning, health insurance and general insurance," ...

Aus Ethical gets ex-PRI chief

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to its board. Fiona Reynolds joins Australian Ethical Superannuation with more than three decades of experience in responsible investing and superannuation. As boss at the PRI, Reynolds worked ...

Retirement heavyweight pitches climate fix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Business Centre of Excellence. The renowned non-executive director has historically operated within superannuation and financial services. He was previously ASIC deputy chair. In March this year he pivoted, taking up a chair position on the ...

Vision Super in hot water over coal investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... savings are once again invested in Whitehaven Coal, one of Australia's worst climate wreckers," Market Forces superannuation funds campaigner Brett Morgan said. "By scrapping its coal exclusion policy, Vision Super is out of step with member expectations ...

Sustainable Finance Roadmap to turbocharge investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... support from industry, but said more work must be done. ASFI and the IGCC, alongside the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...