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Women continue to lag in asset management

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... firms, assessing appointments, promotions, and exit rates. At the senior level, gender parity remains a challenge. Asset owners hire more women compared to asset managers (33.2% versus 24.5%) - particularly in 'head of' roles - but struggle to retain ...

Global investors unite for Climate Action 100+

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
A group of global asset owners has issued a statement in support of Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) after an exodus of large investor members early this year. The initiative received the endorsement from 44 asset owners across the globe, including the ...

Data demand drives tech growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... like infrastructure, private debt, private equity, and commercial real estate. "As we approach mandatory reporting, asset owners and fund managers are recognising the urgency of being able to disclose detailed climate impact reports to stakeholders ...

Holdings fly in face of super duty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... the long term and as climate change gets worse, we will only see increasing risks to the entire economy. As large asset owners, super funds need to be concerned about the risks posed by fossil fuel expansion today, because that will ultimately impact ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... doesn't matter much to short-term investors or holders of fixed income securities - it certainly poses risks to asset owners, investors in sovereign bonds, and responsible investors that must gauge micro and macro risk to portfolios. The NSW Environmental ...

Poor investment governance costly for asset owners, members: KPMG, Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Most asset owners estimate that poor investment governance could increase portfolio costs by 1% or more annually, according to a joint report by KPMG and Frontier Advisors. The report, which surveyed 22 asset owners in the local investment industry ...

Investors fail to vote for climate despite pledges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... signatories with approximately US$3 trillion in AUM joined the group globally. Nearly 50 Australian fund managers and asset owners belong to the organisation, and Australian focus companies include Adbri, AGL, BHP, Bluescope Steel, Boral, Incitec Pivot ...

Mercer nabs Aware sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Mercer Investments has appointed Guy Shearman as a senior sustainable investment analyst. Shearman joins from the $160 billion superannuation giant Aware Super, where he spent three years as a responsible investment analyst. Before that, he was an ESG ...

Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
A new campaign urges Australian super funds to finance ESG matters, as asset owners push back against such member demands. The #5by25 campaign hopes to bolster institutional capital and raise public and private investment in projects that deliver measurable ...

Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... with two years prior, the two energy giants have a larger share of the stock market but saw lower investment from asset owners relative to the companies' sizes on the ASX. Australia's major super funds on average reduced their Woodside holdings ...