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Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
A $120 billion industry superannuation fund has revamped its SRI option to tighten screening standards. Aware Super has updated its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) options to refine the list of excluded companies to include those earning 5% or ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... which is being led by APRA's Policy Division. APRA is currently reviewing SPG 530 in in relation to ESG considerations for super funds. APRA's focus on the financial risks of climate change has steadily increased in recent years. In 2017, Geoff Summerhayes ...

Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... same time as it is also winding up its institutional investment business to emphasise to retail, adviser and its in-house super offering, as reported in sister publication Financial Standard. The Ethically Conscious suite was launched in 2018, and Vanguard ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... gas emissions by a further 230 million tonnes from current projections out to 2030, on a path to net zero by 2050. Aware Super, Cbus, IFM Investors and the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) have joined Climate League 2030 as foundational supporters. ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Climate Bonds Certified transaction agreed in March 2020 by Local Government Property Fund, managed by Local Government Super (LGS). According to the report, Australia's loan market is over AU$3 trillion compared to a domestic bond market of AU$1.8 ...

Fund manager creates, hires for ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Alphinity hired Jacob Barnes and Andrey Mironenko as research analysts earlier this year. Barnes joined from First State Super, where he was a senior investment analyst in its direct equities team. Prior to this he worked at private wealth manager Bailey ...

Government reforms aim for increased super transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... funds' ability to use ESG investing strategies. In Tuesday's budget speech, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg introduced the Your Super, Your Future package, including a new duty on trustees to act in the best financial interests of their members. Treasury ...

Asset owner, engagement organisation in ESG hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Two Melbourne-based organisations are augmenting staff by recruiting for analysts with environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) responsibilities. The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) is hiring an analyst with responsibility ...

PRI recgonises leaders for climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... signatories from Australia that appeared on the list included AMP Capital Investors, Australian Ethical Investment, Aware Super, Cbus Superannuation Fund, Charter Hall Group, Dexus, and Lendlease. To qualify as members of the Leaders' Group, the ...

Super fund ESG option tops charts with investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... end of August, vastly outperforming other fund's ESG options and even outperforming other ESG options within the same super fund. UniSuper's Global Environmental Opportunities fund option has $1.5 billion in assets under management, as of 31 ...