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HESTA names Andrew Major chief risk and compliance officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... alternative investment strategies, including Impact Investments. Blakey underlined that comprehensive and proactive risk management was a foundation to HESTA's "delivery of improved financial outcomes for HESTA members." "In the wake of the Hayne Royal ...

Local Government Super appoints Claudia Bels as board director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Health Care Complaints Commission. "Claudia brings to the board an impressive track record in law, finance and risk management as well as broad international commercial expertise. She also has extensive experience in strategic leadership across a range ...

David Atkin, responsible investment leader, to step down as Cbus CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... 12 years leading the fund. Under Atkin's leadership, the fund grew from #$12 billion to $56.5 billion in funds under management, said Cbus Super Chair Steve Bracks. "David has been CEO of Cbus for over a third of its existence and over that time the ...

ESG data can augment low-volatility quant strategies: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... augment low volatility quantitative strategies and enhance alpha seeking strategies, according to Northern Trust Asset Management. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management, Northern Trust Northern Trust Asset Management ...

BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Climate Change (IGCC) BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, with more than US$6.8 trillion in assets under management. There are more than 370 global investors participating in the initiative, with more than US$41 trillion in assets under management. ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... business still there," said Niall Mills, partner in the Infrastructure Investments Team and head of infrastructure asst management Europe at First Sentier. "If you can sustain your enterprise by having engaged employees, and a track record of improving ...

Investing in insurance linked securities, integrating climate risk: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... fundamentally uncorrelated to traditional financial markets." Amundi has approximately US$2 billion in assets under management in the ILS strategies, comprised of an internal allocation and external clients such as endowments, pension funds and sovereign ...

Interest in responsible investing not limited to Gen Y: Franklin Templeton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Interest in responsible investing is broadly consistent across all age demographics, according to research by asset management firm Franklin Templeton. Graph courtesy of Franklin Templeton "There seems to be growing awareness among the public that both ...

QBE, Suncorp among global insurers exiting coal: Unfriend Coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... global assets. To date, at least 35 companies have taken action, up from 15 companies with US$4 trillion assets under management in 2017 and 19 with US$6 trillion in 2018. "Insurers are aware that we are facing a climate crisis that is very close to ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... between GM and GM-1 roles in some instances." For reference, GM refers to "general manager" and GM-1 refers to the management level just beneath the general managers. Westpac itself has identified failings, but what will be done to change those cultural ...