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Veteran ESG lead rejoins abrdn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... - first arrived at abdrn from the UN Principles for Responsible Investment in 2021. She was appointed head of the investor-led organisation representing 3,000 signatories who jointly manage $144 trillion of assets, after joining PRI in 2019 as a relationship ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... equity and real estate. Liu landed from Macquarie where he managed one of the firm's specialist accommodation funds and led due diligence on specialist disability accommodation investments. Before that, he spent six years at the Brightlight Group ...

Funds SA and Apostle jump on activist group rebound

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... inputs into company engagements and attend meetings with companies. "Climate Action 100+ remains the most significant investor-led engagement initiative to address climate-related financial risks and opportunities," Stephanie Pfeifer, CEO of Institutional ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... already being fined $40,000 to comply with infringement notices related to greenwashing. Vanguard self-reported the issues that led to this case and admitted to the bulk of contraventions. Following the outcome in March, a penalty hearing was held in ...

Australia fails benchmark for female-led funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The portfolio size of funds run by women has jumped higher this year, but the number of female-led funds in Australia lags the global average. Only 8% of Australia's funds management industry is run by women, lagging the global average of 12.5% ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... says it is restructuring its investment team to meet the shifting dynamics of the current environment. The investment team, led by chief investment officer Ben Samild, will have five divisions going forward: portfolio design, real assets, investment ...

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Australian AGM season," said Paul Murphy, head of ESG Asia Pacific at Georgeson. Murphy said that the key remuneration issues that led to negative votes included: * uncapped cash bonuses * short vesting periods * an emphasis on growth rather than dividends ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... results regardless of whether applications fell below the dollar-based thresholds, and the fact the moratorium is industry-led and lacks government oversight. Lead author of the report, Jane Tiller, said today: "This is outstanding news for patients ...

Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia to change. It should be easier for shareholders to have these rights." Shareholder pressure is one of triggers that led the Commonwealth Bank to recently make changes to its fossil fuel lending, due to the work of Market Forces. SIX is currently ...

Asset manager defends climate group exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Management, Mellon Investment Corp, Clearbridge Investments and Segal Marco Advisors. The firms left as the US Republican-led House Judiciary Committee claimed the group violated US antitrust laws. NOTE: A previous version of this article stated Breckinridge ...