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Super, fund manager lends muscle to net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading superannuation and managed fund provider has become the latest to set a net zero 2050 carbon target for its portfolio. Mercer Australia has committed to a target of net-zero absolute carbon emissions by 2050 for its Australian Funds and the ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... and reduce climate risks in corporate bond portfolios. The framework has been developed to assist insurance and superannuation fund clients in particular to manage two main risks - issuer balance sheet and cash flow implications of new emissions trading ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... slavery, and remediate harms where they are directly responsible. For banks, insurance companies, fund managers and superannuation funds, this is a complex because of the activities and relationships that can be conducted, including credit and debt and ...

Rio Tinto commits to climate vote at AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... inform their understanding of companies' exposure to physical and transitional risks, said the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). "We welcome the announcement by Rio Tinto, and its recognition of the importance of climate-related ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... including barley, beef, wine, seafood, cotton and timber. At the same time as our domestic industries are being hit our superannuation funds are continuing to increase their investments offshore. In September 2013 for every dollar invested by APRA-regulated ...

ESG managed fund fees revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Rainmaker information found. Average fees are down from 0.83% p.a. in 2019, which coincides with fee reductions for superannuation products as previously announced in Rainmaker's Superannuation Benchmarking Report. While the percentage fee rates ...

Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... affordable housing portfolio with the addition of a new development in Greater Western Sydney. The $135 billion superannuation fund will construct 300 affordable housing units and 8750 square metres of office and retail space close to Liverpool Hospital. ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) will occur. Recent research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) found a fivefold increase of adoption of the TCFD by ASX200 companies. A critical part of fulfilling the ...

Industry superannuation fund ESG options surpass $10 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
An industry superannuation fund's dedicated ESG investment options have passed the $10 billion funds under management threshold. UniSuper, which has a total of $90 billion in funds under management, has reported that its three ESG-themed strategies ...

Divestment should be tool of last resort on climate: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Superannuation funds need to set clear, transparent emissions reductions targets for their investment portfolios that are based on metrics that can be compared across the industry, according to recommendations from the Australasian Centre for Corporate ...