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Activist investors set sights on paid parental leave

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The activist shareholder group Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX) has set its scope on large, listed firms that fail to provide paid parental leave. They are targeting childcare provider G8 Education, which employs over 10,000 staff. G8 is an outlier ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... investment as their primary objective. However, 'light green' Article 8 funds - products that promote environmental or social characteristics - saw net inflows for the eighth month running and best monthly result for four years, drawing in €23.7 ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... election. Over 70% agree that the super-rich disproportionately influence public opinion through the control of media and social media, leverage the law in their own favour, and buy access to policymakers.

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management. Events like these can shake company valuations, demonstrating ...

Super moves: ART, QIC, Rest, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
QIC has welcomed two new starters to its state investments team: a portfolio manager in Brisbane and a senior portfolio manager in Sydney. Daniel Rigney has been appointed as portfolio manager, arriving from Rest Super, where he managed quantitative ...

Fidelity picks Southeast Asia lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... institutional businesses across Southeast Asia, as well as our private banking business in Singapore and Hong Kong," Goh posted on social media. Fidelity also named Jonathan Leong, who joined the firm in 2015, as head of wholesale in Southeast Asia and ...

Hostplus names deputy CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Today is your day. You're off to great places! You're off and away! Oh, the places you'll go!," Clerk posted on social media. Orr joined Hostplus from JANA Investment Advisers, where she worked for 12 years as head of infrastructure. Before ...

Scottish Widows mandates Robeco to build new ESG indices

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... weapons, thermal coal, tar sands and tobacco. The Scottish Widows Ethical Fund avoids investments in companies involved in social problems, destruction of human life, human rights or labour abuses, environmental damage, animal testing for cosmetics ...

Top Pendal executive joins Evidentia

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... leading institutions, Michael is one of Australia's most highly regarded investment professionals," the firm said on social media. Blayney previously spent seven years at Pendal Group as its head of multi-asset where he led innovative strategy development. ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... socially conscious options offered by Aware, seeking to avoid or restrict investments with highly adverse environmental or social impact, including climate change and controversial weapons, tobacco, and live animal exports. Owned by ISS STOXX, Rainmaker ...