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Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... recommendations for disclosure of proxy voting records. "Many of the funds which make up the $3 trillion Australian superannuation industry have made public commitments to their members about responsible or sustainable investment, and their oversight ...

HESTA names Andrew Major chief risk and compliance officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Blakey, CEO HESTA Major 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 ...

HESTA allocates $200m to healthcare property mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Industry superannuation fund HESTA has allocated $200 million to a healthcare property mandate managed by ISPT. Debby Blakey, CEO HESTA HESTA has established the HESTA Healthcare Property Trust, with private hospitals, general medical and residential ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... backlash." The issue of modern slavery is not just an Australian issue. Research provider Sustainalytics cited it as a risk in industry sectors, pointing out deep risks with slave labour "being used in Asian seafood supply chains and 84% of the global ...

Majority of 50 largest super funds have RI approach: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... responsible investment approach across at least one asset class, but there is a variety of comprehensiveness across the industry, according to the inaugural Superfund Responsible Investment Benchmarking Report by the Responsible Investment Association ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Richard Brandweiner is the chief investment officer of First State Super, an AU$53 billion industry superannuation fund. In 2011, First State Super merged with Health Super to create one of Australia's largest public offer superannuation funds. Brandweiner ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... commitment to impact investment in Australia to date, although it is a relatively small amount for HESTA, the AU$32 billion industry superannuation fund for the health and community services sector. "The reason why we have an interest in impact investing ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... ultimate benefit of members' outcomes in retirement, and it also means that funds have to maintain their license to operate. Industry-wide collaboration and lobbying "The superannuation system in Australia is a community system, so it must meet those ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... to cash management and fixed interest investments is to avoid those banks and lenders who are funding the fossil fuel industry," Verwey said. "Given the Big 4 banks loaned almost $20 billion to fossil fuel projects between 2008 and 2013, this means we ...

Local Government Super property portfolio manager retires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... for the past three years, LGS said. Churchill joined LGS in 2001 and his job was to make the LGS property portfolio an industry leader in environmental performance. During his tenure, the entire LGS property portfolio moved to 100% green power. Churchill ...