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NZ Super updates sustainable investment policy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... the backdrop of "its statutory independence from the Crown, its status as an autonomous Crown entity, and its commercial mandate to invest the fund on a prudent, commercial basis." That context also significantly mitigates risk to New Zealand's reputation ...

Judgment reveals Fiducian's greenwashing brush-off: 'ESG is still a fad'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... investors, the team member recommended exclusion of fossil fuels from the fund. They also suggested modifying an existing mandate or alternatively appointing a new manager. To this Burge responded: "[o]ur total exposure to ESG funds is less than 0.3% ...

Nesta pulls $247m mandate from Northern Trust over climate stance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... quarter of Nesta Trust's £420 million ($689m) endowment, which funds the work of innovation foundation Nesta. The mandate was transferred to Amundi following Northern Trust's exit from the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAMI) and Climate ...

Northern Trust AM Australia shares in $4.3bn climate transition mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management Australia is one of several fund managers that scored a major mandate from Taiwan's Bureau of Labor Funds (BLF) to help manage a total pool of US$3 billion ($4.3bn) for a climate transition investment strategy. The BLF ...

Roundtable reflections: Is ESG dead?

BETH GOLDSMITH, CARLOTA GARCIA-MANAS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
"Is ESG dead?" we asked at our recent Responsible Investors (RI) roundtable in May this year. Short answer: no. But the conversation has matured - and climate physical risk is coming of age in methodology and assessment. The real question is: can investors ...

Australian Ethical adds $1bn to FUM in three months

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... partially offset by the previously disclosed inorganic institutional outflow associated with the Australian Unity Bank mandate.

Nuveen, CalSTRS partner on $2bn sustainable infra investment

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... CalSTRS said the partnership aligns the long-term nature of sustainable infrastructure credit with its plan's core mandate of generating attractive risk-adjusted returns for California's more than one million public-school educators while also ...

Palisade marks first European acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... composting facilities, and adjacent infrastructure since 2024. Palisade Real Assets and APG have also expanded the BioticNRG mandate to include European bioenergy assets, creating a dedicated investment strategy focused on opportunities across key European ...

Investment groups form alliance against modern slavery

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... Development's guidelines for multinational enterprises on responsible business conduct. They are also requesting to prioritise the mandate to undertake risk-based due diligence, which would "level the playing field" and promote an effective, proportionate ...

QIC critical minerals fund grows to $250m

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... ensure they can access the capital required to progress through key milestones." Risson said the fund's flexible investment mandate allows it to support projects and commodities that can be overlooked by traditional sources of finance, particularly during ...