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Australian Retirement Trust hires head of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... with a key focus on sustainable investing, said ART chief investment officer Ian Patrick. "As a profit-for-members superannuation fund, we believe integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into our investment philosophy is consistent ...

Divestment from sanctioned Russian companies a matter of governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... their Russian investments. "The Morrison government is today confirming its strong expectation that Australian superannuation funds will review their investment portfolios and take steps to divest any holdings in Russian assets," Frydenberg and Hume ...

Identifying female leadership as driver of value: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... which is the most evet, but hardly representative of broader population. In Australia, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) released analysis for International Women's Day finding that women make up only 9.5% of board chair roles ...

Gender imbalance persists in ASX200

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... make up 9.5% of chair roles while just 6.5% serve as chief executives, new research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) shows. Nearly 35% of women hold a seat on an ASX200 board, almost doubling from seven years ago when there ...

Dire IPCC climate report should catalyse investor, business action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... investors and super fund beneficiaries that has serious implications if not managed," said Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) CEO Louise Davidson. "Investors are looking closely at the severe economic costs, and broader impacts, detailed ...

Hejaz Financial Services predicts $100m growth in 2022

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... bank. Hejaz Financial Services currently provide lending services for homes and investment properties as well as superannuation and managed funds, but obtaining the restricted ADI license would allow them to expand to a fuller suite of financial services ...

APRA to survey all regulated entities on climate vulnerability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... voluntary, FS Sustainability understands that APRA expects a high degree of participation from all regulated entities. Superannuation funds, general, life and private health insurers, and all banks and non-bank lenders will receive the survey, which ...

U Ethical makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... years of senior executive experience in a range of financial services enterprises, comprising listed companies, superannuation funds and large international companies including AXA, Pimco Australia, Equity Trustees and Equip Super. He has previously ...

Rest taps Calvert, Parametric for enhanced ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... exposures for super funds." Parametric recently released research showing that integrating ESG investing into a superannuation portfolio can increase tracking error, raising concerns that ESG could lead super funds to negative outcome against the Your ...

Proxy adviser reforms overturned by Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... respect for property rights, the freedom to contract and the right to confidential advice." The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is another of the four impacted organisations. It is owned by the super fund members it advises, which ...