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Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... with high quality collateral. Beneficial owners use securities lending programs to generate incremental income to a portfolio, and securities lending can be used as part of various strategies, including shorting, hedging and arbitrage. When a stock is ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... as a baseload energy source and a phasing out of fossil fuels." In September 2020, UniSuper committed to a net zero portfolio by 2050 and a 45% reduction by 2030 through a combination of company engagement, advocacy and investing in companies that are ...

BlackRock continues renewable infrastructure investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... markets," said Charlie Reid, Asia-Pacific co-head of climate infrastructure, BlackRock. "It will sit alongside the other portfolio businesses as part of our global renewable power strategy." BlackRock Real Assets sees a steady pipeline of enabling infrastructure ...

NZ Super Fund shifts $25 billion to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The NZ Super Fund has shifted about 40% of its overall portfolio to low carbon indices, a move that will "significantly reduce" the number of listed companies that the fund owns directly. The NZ$57 billion fund in June began to roll over its indices ...

Cbus names new head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... and will join Cbus' investment leadership team. In her new role, McKay will lead the evolution of Cbus' total portfolio approach to managing ESG investment risks and opportunities. This includes embedding the ongoing goals in Cbus' Climate ...

Glencore faces greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... may have on these matters. "Glencore's climate change strategy has been publicly communicated and covers our global portfolio of operations. "In Australia, Glencore is the largest producer of coal, cobalt and zinc and the second-largest producer of nickel ...

HESTA ups the ante on AGL, Santos on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... "HESTA is committed to using active ownership with emissions-intensive companies to help drive down emissions in the portfolio and manage climate risk." In 2021, HESTA introduced an engagement escalation framework for its work with emissions-intensive ...

Clear link between ESG performance and shareholder return: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... whose standards are slipping, is a crucial way to capture the ESG premium," said Federated Hermes senior global equities portfolio manager Lewis Grant. Federated Hermes established in 2014 that poor performance on governance was linked to underperformance ...

No ESG drag seen in performance test results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... on ESG investing is a topic of concern for the super fund sector, as integrating ESG investing into a superannuation portfolio can increase tracking error, raising concerns that ESG could lead super funds to negative outcome against the FFYS performance ...

Sustainable packaging sector set to grow: Nanuk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... sector is set for accelerating growth, according to Nanuk Asset Management. Around 10% of the Nanuk New World Fund's portfolio is invested in sustainable packaging-related opportunities, noted Nanuk portfolio manager Peter Wilmshurst. The New World Fund ...