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ESG superannuation funds outperform in torrid year: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Personal Accounts - Sustainable Balanced also had a 5.3% return for the year, with MLC MasterKey Super Fundamentals - BlackRock Global Allocation Fund at 4.0%, Australian Catholic Super Personal - Socially Responsible at 2.8% and HESTA Personal Super ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Pru Bennett to its board of directors. Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director Bennett is a former managing director of Blackrock with more than 20 years' experience in corporate governance in the Asia-Pacific region. She currently works as an independent ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... where funds are flowing to and thus asset prices. Larry Fink, the CEO of the largest international money-management firm BlackRock wrote in his annual letter in January 2020 that he believes that "we are on the edge of a fundamental reshaping of finance" ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... explain why, and they're not divesting, then they have to make the case." O'Connor pointed to the letter by BlackRock Chair and Chief Executive Larry Fink as one action. "The Larry Fink letter is a loud signal that this has hit at the biggest ...

BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
BlackRock has joined Climate Action 100+, the global investor initiative that engages with the world's largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters on action on climate change. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... the board - from investment processes to investment solutions," said Craig Vardy, head of fixed Income at BlackRock Australia said. "Sustainable investing is no longer a niche area and has been brought to the mainstream, because of increased access to ...

BlackRock Real Assets names Charlie Reid to lead Asia-Pac renewables

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
BlackRock Real Assets has appointed Managing Director Charlie Reid to extend their renewable energy investment business in Asia Pacific. Reid will be based in Sydney and responsible for sourcing, executing and managing renewable infrastructure assets ...

Fie, fi, foe, or friend? Consider the relationship between investors, boards: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Vanguards, the BlackRocks of the industry, have supported these resolutions." However, Jantzi noted that Vanguard and BlackRock only voted in two of 14 climate-related non-binding resolutions. "Finally, I just wanted to talk about the more traditional ...

30% Club Australia calls for renewed push to get women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... already signed the S tatement of Intent include Aberdeen Asset Management, AMP Capital, Australian Ethical Investment, Blackrock Investment Management (Australia), CareSuper, Cbus, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Commonwealth Superannuation ...

CEFC commits to large-scale solar projects developed by Edify Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... "pleased" to be working with Edify Energy on this second set of projects, while bringing in new investors including BlackRock and Natixis, said CEFC Solar Lead Gloria Chan. "This transaction marks a significant turning point for large-scale solar financing ...