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First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... engagement activities, both on its own and as a part of collaborative engagement groups like the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and Climate Action 100+. Under the structure of the Climate Action 100+, investors commit to either ...

AustralianSuper names Tom Garcia head of financial crime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... need to implement." Prior to joining AustralianSuper,Garcia was the chief executive of Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST).

Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Crestone and the CEFC are the cornerstone investors, Bovingdon sees demand for the fund from small and medium-sized superannuation funds and insurers, as well as demand from the high net worth, charity and not-for-profit sectors. CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth ...

Future Super measures environmental impact of portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... 10.99%. According to recent research from Rainmaker Information (which publishes The Sustainability Report), if a superannuation fund member invested in general balanced or growth super fund options they would have been 1.5% better off over the 12-months ...

Ethical approach yields investment benefits: Crescent Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Crescent Wealth 's approach to ethical investment in line with Islamic investment standards has seen the superannuation and fund manager outperform in the early part of 2020. Talal Yassine, managing director, Crescent Wealth Crescent Wealth's approach ...

HESTA to move to net zero carbon emissions in portfolio by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolios by 33% by 2030 and will move to net zero by 2050. Debby Blakey, CEO, HESTA The $52 billion industry superannuation fund will implement a Climate Change Transition Plan (CCTP) that seeks to effectively align the Fund's actions and investment ...

Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Slightly more than a third of Australia's 50 largest superannuation funds disclose their complete proxy voting records, and the number of funds reporting their voting record has increased from 2018-2019, according to the Australasian Centre on Corporate ...

Integrating ethics goes beyond ESG screens: Nucleus Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... positive impact, according to Nucleus Wealth. Damien Klassen, CEO, Nucleus Wealth Nucleus Wealth, a retail wealth and superannuation manager with approximately $100 million in assets under management, offers clients 20 ethical tailoring options to construct ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... social impact bonds (SIBs) ($66 million) and others ($44 million)." The study also finds that investors ranging from superannuation funds to family offices are indicating that they would like to increase their allocation towards impact investing by more ...

Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The collaborative nature of industry superannuation funds is a "competitive advantage" that funds should foster, particularly in the environmental, social and governance sphere, according to Skye King, manager, investment governance and legal at NGS ...