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Developing climate risks facing institutional investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Ortec Finance has warned of the climate scenarios that threaten institutional investors in a new report. Ortec said the net zero by 2050 goal is no longer realistic and the physical risk because of rising temperatures and emissions is the most serious ...

American Century appoints local sales VP

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
American Century Investments has appointed a former director from Dimensional Funds Advisers to run sales in Australia. Tom Fellowes has taken on the role of vice president of Australia sales. Based in Sydney, he will report to American Century's ...

Investors progress on climate, but barriers emerge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025  |  NEWS
A growing number of local investors are making progress on climate despite the anti-ESG sentiment simmering offshore. A fresh report from the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) found 65 of Australia's super funds, fund managers, and retail ...

Shift away from responsible investing 'overstated': PRI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Investors are continuing to engage on responsible investment issues such as climate related risks, governance, and human rights and social issues, new analysis from the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) show. The analysis shows investors are ...

CBRE taps industry veteran for research head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
CBRE has appointed a new global head of research to lead the team tasked with advising investors on the forces shaping the commercial real estate market. Henry Chin succeeds Richard Barkham, who will retire at the end of June. A more than 10-year veteran ...

New fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Social purpose organisation Good Return has launched its second impact fund, aimed at supporting marginalised female entrepreneurs across the Asia-Pacific region. The evergreenfund is seeking to raise $10 million from Australian wholesale investors ...

Active Super to pay $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Active Super's greenwashing will cost it $10.5 million in civil penalties for misleading members about its ESG credentials purported to eliminate investments in Russian companies and others involved in mining and tobacco, the Federal Court determined. ...

ESG funds third-best performing asset class

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
ESG-focused managed funds were the third-best performing asset class in the year to January 2025, achieving a 17.7% return on a median basis, new Rainmaker Information data shows. International equities in large caps and international equities in emerging ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
MLC Life has recruited a new general manager to help drive growth in the individual life insurance segment. Imran Lalani has been appointed general manager of emerging individual markets. He joins MLC Life Insurance with extensive experience in leadership ...

UniSuper waters down 'volatile' environmental option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
UniSuper is refreshing the investment strategy for its Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option, effective March 28. The major change will be lowering the threshold for companies to qualify for inclusion in the strategy. "Due to the concentrated ...