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ETF fund flows hit US$16bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... the broader market, data from Morningstar - which includes the New Zealand market and unlisted and open-ended funds - puts fund flows at US$16 billion over the same period (Q4). This is a notable uptick of US$9.2 billion from Q3. The category saw the ...

Investors slam dumping of nature positive laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Labor's 'Nature Positive' plan has been shelved after pushback from West Australian Premier Roger Cook and the mining industry. Labor will now not try to negotiate the passage of the bill to create a new federal Environment Protection Agency (EPA). ...

ESG inflows defy global trends

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... funds saw withdrawals of $4.5 billion while non-ESG added a net $9.8 billion. The findings come from Calastone's 2024 Global Fund Flows Report. "Equity funds staged a modest yet decisive turnaround, with every dollar of 2024 net inflows notably directed ...

Green moves: Warakirri, La Trobe Financial, Future Generation, Tracker Group, GRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Warakirri Asset Management has named Trent Faehndrich as regional manager for its New South Wales and Queensland distribution team. It's part of a push for Warakirri to broaden its retail agriculture and equities offerings, adding new investment partners ...

Cbus recruits lead for new core equities portfolio

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Cbus has appointed an executive to manage a new portfolio of active large-cap Australian stocks as the fund steps up its push to bring more of its assets in-house. The $100 billion industry fund has appointed Cooper Investments veteran Ryan Riedler ...

Young investors' appetite for ESG investing dwindles: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... before dropping significantly in 2024. In 2022, for example, 44% of young investors said it was "extremely important" for fund managers to be activists and use their voting power to influence environmental priorities. In 2023, just 27% still felt this ...

Podcast: The biggest misconception fund managers have about stewardship with Rachel Alembakis

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Today, Rachel Alembakis joins us on the show to discuss her role as stewardship manager at U Ethical. Alembakis pivoted from a career in journalism - including as the prior editor of FS Sustainability - and says that communication skills are one of ...

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 ...

Australian Ethical loses super chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment superannuation chief Ross Piper has departed the fund and will shortly take up a new role as Global CEO for the Fred Hollows Foundation. Piper confirmed his departure, saying he finished at the $9 billion fund before the ...

VFMC wraps up leadership changes

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... following an overhaul of the investment function late last year. The absolute returns team manages private credit and hedge fund exposures within client portfolios. VFMC investment chief Russell Clarke said it made sense to separate the future management ...