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Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... screen fossil fuels" as well as increasing transparency. Furthermore there is an increase in consumer demand for ESG funds. Super money is flowing out of default funds and into ESG options. Taking care of other people's money comes with great responsibility ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... double as many searches as the next highest searched exclusion of human rights, and these searches are evenly spread across super, investments and banking products, O'Connor noted. O'Connor also pointed out that the demographic of users of the ...

VFMC hires Talieh Williams as head of investment stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has hired Talieh Williams to the role of head of investment stewardship. Talieh Williams A spokesperson for VMFC confirmed that Williams will join the fund 3 February and will report to CIO Russell Clarke. ...

HESTA names Andrew Major chief risk and compliance officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
HESTA has promoted Andrew Major to the newly created role of chief risk and compliance officer, joining the Fund's executive team. Debby Blakey, CEO HESTA Major comes to the new role having previously been general manager - unlisted assets at the $53 ...

Local Government Super appoints Claudia Bels as board director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has appointed Claudia Bels to the LGS board. Bels is the third independent non-executive director to join as part of recent changes to broaden the diversity, and strengthen specific skills on the LGS board, the fund said. ...

David Atkin, responsible investment leader, to step down as Cbus CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
Cbus Super CEO David Atkin will leave the fund in mid-2020 after more than 12 years leading the fund. Under Atkin's leadership, the fund grew from #$12 billion to $56.5 billion in funds under management, said Cbus Super Chair Steve Bracks. "David has ...

ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) has homed in on six critical challenges that the financial services sector must address. Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA ASFI is a collaborative initiative supported by insurers, superannuation funds, investment ...

Directors urged to exercise legal duties over climate risk as context evolves

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... drop in stocks. But even that fact hasn't stopped individuals from filing suit against CBA, or the member challenge to REST Super. We also have strong, explicit signals from ASIC that climate change is a core area of focus in its review of 31 December ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
Integrating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations is essential to building an infrastructure portfolio because of the long term nature of the assets, according to First Sentier Investors. Niall Mills, First Sentier Investors ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... balance of the MySuper benchmark by around 100 basis points over each time period, RIAA found in its Responsible Investment Super Study 2019. "This moves us beyond a discussion of what is your fund invested in/divesting from, because we know there's ...