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Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Franklin Templeton has created a new role of global head of sustainability and hired a heavy hitting exec from the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) to fill it. Franklin Templeton has hired Anne Simpson to the role of global head ...

Stakeholder capitalism key to long-term returns: Fink

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... greater access to proxy voting at company AGMs. "We now offer this option to certain institutional clients, including pension funds that support 60 million people," Fink said. "We are working to expand that universe, and we are committed to a future ...

Resolution Capital nab MSCI ESG exec for analyst role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... relevant benchmark's rating. Resolution Capital manages over $19 billion in assets on behalf of institutional investors, pension funds, investment platforms, and financial advisers and their clients worldwide.

Australian funds highlighted for climate action plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Three Australia investors have been singled out for showing best practice in setting climate action plans. Aware Super, IFM Investors and UniSuper are part of a list of 10 institutional investors highlighted by the Investor Agenda for their work on ...

Best ESG super, investment products revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Super's PositiveIMPACT third. Cbus' Super Income Stream High Growth took top place in the best diversified ESG pension product, with MyLife MyPensions - Positive Impact in second and HESTA's Income Stream - Sustainable Growth in third. To ...

Top 100 asset owners "hold keys" to net zero: Willis Towers Watson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Management Agency at number 42, AustralianSuper at number 46, Aware Super at 63, QIC at 75, TCorp at 765 and QSuper at 96. Pension funds remain the single biggest group of asset owners globally accounting for 58.1% of assets, followed by sovereign wealth ...

Investment consultants launch net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... play a crucial role within the savings and investment ecosystem. They provide strategic advice to asset owners, such as pension funds, sovereign funds, endowments, insurers, foundations and family offices in areas, such as investment beliefs and strategy ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Federated Hermes Climate Change High Yield Credit Strategy is seeded by and designed in partnership with Swedish National Pension Fund AP1, and seeks to generate long-term, risk-adjusted outperformance through climate-aligned, attractive high-yield credit ...

Using the SDGs to develop sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework of targets that investors can use to implement sustainable investment outcomes. There is "deep momentum" to making investments towards companies and assets that support the ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... private assets and sustainability. Australian investors were surveyed as part of the sample, with from corporate and public pension plans, insurance companies, private banks, endowments and foundations, collectively responsible for $26.8 trillion in ...