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HESTA names Andrew Major chief risk and compliance officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... comes to the new role having previously been general manager - unlisted assets at the $53 billion industry superannuation fund. "Andrew is well placed to take on this very important new role at HESTA," said Debby Blakey, HESTA CEO. "Andrew has a deep ...

ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) has homed in on six critical challenges that the financial services sector must address. Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA ASFI is a collaborative initiative supported by insurers, superannuation funds, investment ...

Directors urged to exercise legal duties over climate risk as context evolves

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... resolved, with the New York State court, Australia is gearing up for a suit brought by Mark McVeigh against his superannuation fund provider, REST Super. There are two challenges in the case - one is that REST Super is not exercising its due diligence ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
MySuper options in superannuation funds that employ responsible investment strategies across portfolios have financially outperformed non-responsible investment peers over one, three and five-year time frames, according to new research from the Responsible ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... see the impact of that investment." In contrast, an average of 28% of respondents said they would like their superannuation fund provider to offer a negative screening option, eliminating investments associated with "harmful activities." "The relatively ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... made up their minds, in Thursday's Australian Financial Review, UniSuper CEO John Pearce said that the superannuation fund would oppose further moves to remove Westpac board members. Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld brought into the common ...

Investors considering their options in voting at Westpac AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... response from investors. In Thursday's Australian Financial Review, UniSuper CEO John Pearce said that the superannuation fund would oppose further moves to remove Westpac board members. The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) has not yet decided ...

Schroders acquires impacting investing firm BlueOrchard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Schroders has taken a majority ownership stake in impact investing manager BlueOrchard. Graeme Mather, head of distribution, Australia, Schroders Schroders has finalised the acquisition of its ownership stake in BlueOrchard, and he move will see BlueOrchard ...

Capgemini evaluates state of energy markets, pressures in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Australia is experiencing climatic extremes increasing the pressure on the government to focus on climate change policies, in the backdrop of global emissions increases over 2018 and coal, oil and gas remaining the cornerstone of growing energy consumption ...

VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... sustainability and responsible investment activities within the fund - in 2014, it was the first Australian superannuation fund to report using the GRI Standards and Integrated Reporting. This year, the fund reported that it had hit a 2020 target of ...