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Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Impact Investment Group, Lendlease Funds Management, Local Government Super, New Forests, Pendal Group, Pollination, UniSuper and the Victorian Funds Management Corporation. "To really shift the dial and achieve lasting action to halt the potentially ...

Super fund ESG option tops charts with investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... focused on addressing environmental issues and opportunities, as a positive screened sustainable option for members," UniSuper said in a statement to FS Sustainability. The Global Environmental Opportunities fund has performed strongly over longer time ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... goal of net zero emissions by 2050. ClimateWorks Australia in particular highlights the statements by Cbus, HESTA and UniSuper, which have committed to achieve net zero by 2050 across their entire portfolio, and Aware Super's announced plans to divest ...

ESG superannuation funds outperform in torrid year: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... category of personal (balanced) superannuation fund options, Future Super's balanced index had a 5.3% return for the year. UniSuper's Personal Accounts - Sustainable Balanced also had a 5.3% return for the year, with MLC MasterKey Super Fundamentals ...

Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... between 2017 and 2019: Cbus, AustralianSuper, BT Financial Group, Media Super, Russell Investments, First State Super, UniSuper and AMP. The point of the research is not to see all superannuation funds supporting all ESG-related shareholder resolutions ...

Increased integration of ESG in securities lending: State Street Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... in December 2019, saying that securities lending was incompatible with its role as investment steward. More recently, UniSuper suspended its securities lending program at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March, saying that in markets "gripped ...

VFMC hires Talieh Williams as head of investment stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... VMFC confirmed that Williams will join the fund 3 February and will report to CIO Russell Clarke. Williams worked for UniSuper as manager of governance and sustainable investment from 2008 through 2019. She has been a non-executive director for the Responsible ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... AustralianSuper, CareSuper, Cbus, Christian Super, First State Super, Future Fund, Future Super, HESTA, Local Government Super, Unisuper, VicSuper and Vision Super - along with NZ Super Fund. Going forward, there will be continued focus on what leading ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... at the 12 December AGM. Investors have not fully made up their minds, in Thursday's Australian Financial Review, UniSuper CEO John Pearce said that the superannuation fund would oppose further moves to remove Westpac board members. Former US Defence ...

Investors considering their options in voting at Westpac AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... conduct related." However, there is not a unified response from investors. In Thursday's Australian Financial Review, UniSuper CEO John Pearce said that the superannuation fund would oppose further moves to remove Westpac board members. The Australian ...