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Ellerston ramps up exclusions list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Ellerston Capital will take a flexible approach to ESG considerations, but will exclude direct investments in tobacco, pornography, old growth forest logging, and thermal coal production. The asset manager has updated its product disclosure statement ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... particularly at risk. Reports of violence, coercive control, and sexual exploitation by female workers in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme are increasing. "Pregnant women workers may be left without antenatal services," noted OASC ...

Expect audit standards by Christmas

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... align with those of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), while making necessary adjustments for Australia. KPMG head of ESG advisory and assurance Adrian King feels confident the standards will improve transparency in sustainability ...

Watchdog cracks down on climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The corporate regulator warns that companies are not prepared for climate disclosures, and all cohorts must now get serious about tackling this challenge. Mandatory reporting will be effective from 1 January for large companies and financial institutions. ...

Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Superannuation being used for house deposits would push up home prices, undermining Australians' home ownership prospects, slash retirement savings, and come at a significant cost to the Budget, according to a Corinna Economic Advisory report by ...

Senior hire for Perpetual's UK boutique

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Africa. This is an important hire for the Australian asset manager as Barrow Hanley has many products distributed in Australia and is by far Perpetual's biggest boutique with around $78 billion. "Barrow Hanley continues to build its distribution ...

GAM Investments loses local head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... institutional, wholesale and retail market segments. He arrived from BlackRock, where he served as head of wealth for iShares Australia, running the retail business and distribution strategy. Before that, he was vice president of investor solutions for ...

Industry fund chief tapped for new role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Prime Value Asset Management has named former Prime Super chief executive Lachlan Baird its new finance chief. The boutique fund manager said Baird will be pivotal in refining its investment strategy and building a financial framework that promotes ...

Rest appoints general counsel

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund's chief strategy and corporate affairs officer Tyrone O'Neill. Whiteside arrives from MetLife Australia, where he spent seven years, most recently as the insurer's general counsel and head of legal. Previously, he worked ...

Forrest family office execs open new shop

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... and Stephen Daly. The high-profile duo founded the firm after a long track record of working together at the National Australia Bank and AMP before landing at the Forrest family office. Moreover, the duo has teamed up with Guy Debelle, the former deputy ...