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Budget spotlights climate, gender and long-term development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... keep connected to the workforce, they typically have higher earnings throughout their working lives, with more in their super account when they retire." Investing in early childhood education "also makes smart economic success," Blakey said. Access to ...

Australian Ethical FUM dips ahead of merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... funds under management, including a final institutional redemption, and provided an update on its merger with Christian Super. Australian Ethical's total FUM now sits at $6.18 billion, a drop of 0.4% from June end. Broken down, $1.81 billion of this ...

First Sentier Investors hires industry exec to new ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors has hired a high-profile industry executive to a newly created ESG role. Kristen Le Mesurier will join First Sentier as head of ESG for the firm's Australian Equities Growth team. She starts on 17 October. Le Mesurier joins First ...

Equipsuper hires new head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Equip Super hire has recruited a new head of responsible investments from BT as part of a suite of senior hires and internal promotions. Jessie Pettigrew joins Equip as head of responsible investments, having most recently worked at BT Financial Group ...

ASX sees first strike against remuneration report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... entire board of directors facing re-election. While board spills are rare, it is a powerful tool for active owners such as super funds who engage with boards and executive leadership. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended that shareholders ...

Cbus quits Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
Cbus Super has quit the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance (NZAOA) on the grounds of working to support their internal net zero commitments. The Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance is led by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney and convened by the UNEP's ...

Investors call for 75% emissions reduction by 2035

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). "Climate change represents one of the greatest systemic risks for Aware Super's $150 billion investment portfolio," said Aware Super chief investment officer Damian Graham. "To help our members achieve ...

Podcast: Nurturing diversity in investment management with Yolanda Beattie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... structural barriers to gender parity in the industry. Beattie talks about how her innovative program partners with major super funds and investment managers including recent signatories UniSuper, Aware Super, Pinnacle Investment Management and TDM Growth ...

Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
Institutional investors such as super funds are more likely to recall loaned shares to exercise voting rights in line with proxy voting policies, research has found. In the decade since the introduction of the "two-strikes rule" in 2011, more institutional ...

Climate risk warning on government bond yields

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... risk." Ryan pointed out that government bonds often constitute as much as 90% of fixed income holdings by asset owners like super funds, and it is more challenging to engage on concerns like climate risk policy and physical and transition risk management ...