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Meta fact-checking move unsettles ethical investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Meta's decision to swap fact-checking for user-generated community labelling has created a dilemma for responsible investors. While U Ethical and other fund managers exclude the social media giant for ESG non-compliance, others - including Vanguard ...

CEFC invests $100m into affordable housing strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... operational partner St George Community Housing, will be invaluable to helping us achieve that growth," AXA IM Alts head of Australia Antoine Mesnage said. CEFC chief executive Ian Learmonth said: "To effectively reduce emissions in the property sector ...

Super moves: Future Fund, QIC, Vanguard Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... positions at IMB Bank, Suncorp Portfolio Services and Mercer Investments. Swinhoe was also chair of Mercer Superannuation Australia, having served on the board for ten years. Commenting on the two appointments, Vanguard Super chair Peggy O'Neal welcomed ...

Former AIA executive finds new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Former AIA Australia head of retail and partnerships Sam Tremethick has landed at NMG Consulting as a partner responsible for data analytics and insights in Australia and New Zealand. In the new role, Tremethick will focus on life and health insurance ...

GAM boosts local sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Following the recent appointment of Eric Finnell as managing director for Australia and New Zealand, GAM Investments has hired a new business development manager to look after wholesale clients. Reporting directly to Finnell, Malcolm Kazal brings with ...

Oaktree veteran jumps to Avari

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
One of the worst-kept secrets in the market has been the departure next week of Oaktree Capital Management's head of Australian real estate investments. Ben Coughlin has joined Avari Capital Partners, the private equity real estate fund and private ...

Partners Group promotes local staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... investing. It's been a huge hit with clients and consultants." Scott said he and John worked on the concept from Australia, researching the space, what clients want and all the sectors. He and the other partners then decided to launch it in all markets. ...

Legalsuper hunts for CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... portfolio management. He earlier worked at Macquarie and Bankers Trust and spent three years at the Reserve Bank of Australia. In addition to Murray's departure, Symons announced the appointment of Jennifer Abraham as executive manager of strategy ...

Critical minerals get major boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... modern economies and the global transition to net zero," NRFC chair Martijn Wilder said. The $2.6 billion project - Australia's first ore-to-oxide rare earths processing operation - includes a mine, processing plant and related infrastructure. The latest ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... and for Europe 94%. APAC was the only region that saw an increase of 2% over the previous year. "While markets such as Australia, Japan, and Singapore continue to have high prevalence of ESG measures in executive incentives, we haven't seen significant ...