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QSuper members call for greater climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... equity holdings by 31 December 2021, and clarify the steps QSuper is taking to achieve net zero emissions across its portfolio, including plans to divest from existing assets." Equity Generation Lawyers principal David Barnden who represented Mark McVeigh ...

Hostplus ESG head jumps to HESTA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Farrant comes to HESTA from Hostplus, where she was head of ESG from February 2020 until June. Prior to that, she was portfolio manager, responsible investments at VicSuper. Before moving into the superannuation industry, she was a director in EY's climate ...

Profile: Fiona Reynolds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... wasn't an issue. It was governance focused, and then ESG was viewed through a risk lens - what are the ESG risks to my portfolio." That changed as the impacts of climate change become clearer and the push for a global approach to containing global warming ...

IFM Investors hires responsible investment associate director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... associate director, responsible investment. Kopczynski comes to IFM from Janus Henderson, where he worked as associate portfolio manager - credit and ESG and as credit analyst. Prior to that, he worked for Perennial Investment as credit analyst and quantitative ...

Elliott Green Power announce two hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... developing and actively managing high quality assets. We continue to see a strong pipeline of opportunities from within our portfolio and across the broader market. Hiring John and Richard demonstrates our commitment to investing in our business and ...

Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... officer Ben Squires called the investment "an important milestone" in reaching their target of creating a carbon neutral portfolio by 2030. "Our target of being carbon neutral by 2030 is the next step in integrating responsible investment for better ...

ESG ratings "just opinions": Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... points that are being tracked and opacity around what's driving the ratings," said Dimensional head of Asia-Pacific portfolio management Bhanu Singh. "You have to ask how much are the providers weighting each issue, or how they're measuring the ...

Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... the underlying companies in their portfolios. Uneven levels of disclosure could ultimately distort the picture of a portfolio's ESG characteristics, the company notes. In its report, the firm said it conducted more than 1,000 company meetings focused ...

Investment Leadership Awards ESG winners revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... investors confidence that the fund is true-to-label, and will deliver on the promise of offering an ethically-screened portfolio that aligns with their values." Meanwhile, Australian Ethical has seen funds under management across all its business channels ...

KiwiSaver exclusions not necessarily a performance drag: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
KiwiSaver providers will be banned from investing in fossil fuels and controversial weapons later this year, but analysis from ISS suggests there will not be a negative impact on returns from those exclusions. There are currently nine default KiwiSaver ...