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S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Alpha Partners - a recently established impact investment research and consulting firm. Founded by former State Super equities lead Andrew Huang 11 months ago, IAP's mission is to effectively partner with investors to drive impact and alpha in their ...

Catastrophe bill blows up to $90bn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Disaster Ready Funds. "This repricing activity is one reason why we continue to recommend the general insurance names to our equities clients."

Super fund moves: Aware Super, AustralianSuper, Mine Super and Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... nation's largest superannuation fund for two years, arriving from Frontier Advisers, where she was a consultant focused on equities. She was with the asset consultant for nearly eight years having first joined in 2012 as a member of the partners ...

Asset managers fast track portfolio targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... have now set the predominant target type, 53% have set alignment targets, and 35% have set engagement targets. Listed equities and corporate fixed income lead the pack in target setting. To achieve their targets, around half (51%) use the Paris Aligned ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Zealand) shrunk by US$300m compared to March figures and stood at US$30bn. Diving deeper into the products, Australian equities funds with holdings in the nuclear and uranium value chain were top global resources performers in the past year, while other ...

Prime role for AI in impact decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... context requires more data, from various realms of domain knowledge, which can come in various formats." Huang was former equities lead at State Super and an early innovator in incorporating environmental impact objectives into investment strategy and ...

MLC awards $285m mandate to Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
MLC Asset Management has awarded Janus Henderson a $285 million emerging markets equities mandate. Janus Henderson said the mandate showcased the growing need for Australian institutional investors to have exposure beyond major market indices. The mandate ...

Robeco expands transition strategy with new funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... economies achieve net zero by 2050, the firm estimates. The fund has launched the Emerging Markets Climate Transition Equities strategy, managed by Jaap van der Hart and Rob Schellekens. The Transition Asian Equities fund, with broader ESG objectives ...

Holdings fly in face of super duty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... expansion plans rose to more than $39 billion, reaching nearly 9% of shares in default options, as a portion of listed equities investments. Every superannuation fund increased investments, both in dollar terms and as a proportion of share investments. ...

Geopolitical risks push APAC family office allocations locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... more assets to Asia Pacific over the next five years. Portfolios have already moved a greater balance between bonds and equities, the head of UBS global family institutional wealth for APAC LH Koh said. "APAC family offices are keen to add more developed ...