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Mercer appoints APAC sustainable investment leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... scrutiny from regulators as well as the public." The announcement comes after the departure of Mercer senior responsible investment consultant Alexis Cheang, who joined TCorp as head of investment stewardship. Mercer is recruiting for a client leader ...

Industry reacts to ASIC greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... disclosure for consumers, which would be a net positive for the industry. Zenith Investment Partners head of responsible investment and real assets Dugald Higgins said the information sheet was an improvement. "Any improvement is to be welcomed, and ...

HESTA pushes legal alignment to UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... social and financial outcomes for Indigenous Australians and provide greater legal certainty. HESTA, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors were among organisations that made a ...

Qantas Super in $2bn climate risk mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... year, we went to our investment committee and board with the sustainability roadmap we did with Mercer's responsible investment team." The sustainability roadmap was approved by the trustee board by the end of May last year and communicated to members ...

Alexis Cheang joins TCorp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... on our clients' risk-adjusted returns," she said. At Mercer, Cheang was the partner responsible for responsible investment for eight years. During that time she had advised TCorp on its investment stewardship journey from its beginning in 2017. "I've ...

US SEC proposes new disclosure for ESG funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... mission to protect investors, allowing them to allocate their capital efficiently and meet their needs." Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) head of certification and ratings Cassandra Williams said that RIAA welcomes the proposal by ...

RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) has been selected as one of a handful of official consultation groups responsible for consideration and uptake of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) in Australia and New ...

RIAA certifies two Real Asset Management funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has certified two fund strategies from Real Asset Management (RAM). The RAM Australian Diversified Fixed Income Fund and RAM Diversified Fixed Income and Credit SMA have been approved under RIAA's ...

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers have brought two new responsible investment funds to the Australian market. The AXA IM Global Green Bond fund and the AXA IM Clean Economy Equity Fund are designed to offer wholesale investors access to sustainable portfolios. ...

Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... research demonstrating that emerging high net wealth investors are more likely to rate ESG, ethical and responsible investment considerations as being important than other segments of the HNW sector. The report noted that the $2.77 trillion HNW investor ...