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Morningstar hires research manager for super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... qualitative analyses and benchmarking of super, retirement and investment platform products. Previous roles include portfolio manager for superannuation at Perpetual and an actuarial analyst with Smartsuper. Peter Bryant, Morningstar's local managing ...

Asset managers move climate targets in-house

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Goldman Sachs (GS) and Franklin Templeton shed light on their departures from UN-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and embattled climate group Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) respectively. GS said it would move its climate commitments to oversight ...

What to expect in 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Finance Taxonomy in its final throes, investors will soon benefit from a clear framework for strong data collection, and portfolio-level metrics, and better risk management. "The investment world is poised to realign itself with the foundational principles ...

Nuveen raises over $400m for real estate debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Nuveen has closed its first commingled Australian commercial real estate debt strategy with investments of over $400 million from the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) and Temasek. The strategy, leveraging Nuveen Real Estate's ...

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... smartMonday have not been marketed as sustainable funds in the past, however going forward their international equities portfolio contains no investments in fossil fuels, weapons, nuclear energy, and gambling. For tobacco however, there is a 5% threshold ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
QIC Real Estate just converted more than a quarter of its portfolio into Sustainability-Linked Loans (SSL), taking its total sustainable financing to 73.4% of Australian property debt facilities. The funds are QIC Property Fund (QPF) at $2.8bn, and ...

Big names back plastics phaseout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... plastic treaty; one that provides strong and binding targets for everyone across the plastics supply chain," Clare Wood, portfolio specialist at Stewart Investors said. "We believe that encouraging companies to take action to reduce costs on the environment ...

Investors dismiss US federal court case

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... enhancing shareholder value. As long-term capital providers, we have a mutual interest in the long-term success of our portfolio companies. This lawsuit is baseless, and we look forward to presenting the facts through the legal process." Alongside Texas ...

BNPP AM launches Future Forest Fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... with plug-in data for their greenhouse gas accounting targets and EU, or other regulatory, reporting needs. Its target portfolio will be made up of eight to 12 assets in the US, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. The fund has had a first closing of $200 ...

Green moves: Westpac, Care Super, BlackRock, Quinbrook, Ortec, CAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... investment decision making over the short and long-term," said de Reus. He will support clients "in making informed portfolio allocation decisions, whether that is to mitigate immediate transition risks or longer-term physical risks as a result of rising ...