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No ESG drag seen in performance test results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... the MySuper performance test under the Your Future, Your Super legislation. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, five MySuper products have failed the second annual MySuper performance test, with four of them failing for a second time. ...

LGT Crestone hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... appointment marks another heavyweight hire for Crestone after Wan Lum's hire. In April, sister publication Financial Standard reported that Crestone appointed Wan Lum to the firm. He joined from Energy Super, where he was chief investment officer. ...

HESTA first super fund to oppose AGL demerger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... HESTA said it has engaged with AGL and decided to vote against the demerger, as reported in sister publication Financial Standard. "After reviewing the plan, we remain unconvinced that the overall demerger plan would sufficiently accelerate decarbonisation ...

RIAA certifies two Real Asset Management funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian Diversified Fixed Income Fund and RAM Diversified Fixed Income and Credit SMA." Sister publication Financial Standard reported earlier this year that RAM appointed Matthew Strotton as head of funds management for its real estate division. ...

Ethinvest opens Canberra office with industry heavyweight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Ethical investment advisory firm Ethinvest has a new office in Canberra as adviser Dave Rae joins the firm. Rae joins Ethinvest from Federated Financial Services. "I'd estimate that at the moment, probably 80% or higher of my clients are in some way ...

Igneo sets 2023 climate targets for infrastructure companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Infrastructure Partners is derived from the word 'igneous', a type of volcanic rock, sister publication Financial Standard reported. Speaking at a recent briefing, Igneo director, ESG Sophie Durham noted that the strategy is called Climate Action ...

Christian Super, Australian Ethical to explore merger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... to working together to shape a shared future for combined member benefit." As reported in sister publication Financial Standard in early December, Christian Super's "persistent underperformance" saw APRA tell the fund it must merge by 31 July 2022. ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... missed opportunity" on areas including climate and sustainable development. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, the 2022 Federal Budget delivered a cash splash for the defence forces and cost of living support, including a cut to the ...

Podcast: What is authentic ESG integration?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
In this episode of the Financial Standard podcast brought to you by MFS Investment Management, we discuss what integration of environmental, social and governance-related means for stock selection in investment portfolios, how fund managers can demonstrate ...

CEFC, Hostplus, Octopus Australia to invest in renewable energy asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... to our members," said Hostplus CEO David Elia. Hostplus has announced a net zero 2050 target, as reported in Financial Standard. GREP is intended to deliver clean energy to the National Electricity Market, to help replace the fossil fuel supply that ...