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Charting a course to net zero: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... business risks of the transition to global net-zero emissions means that integration of these considerations into asset allocation is a complex process. "Many institutions are grappling with this at the moment, asking what do we do first and how long ...

Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... responsible investment option developed on the back of member feedback. Rest's new Sustainable Growth option has an asset allocation mix of 75% growth and 25% defensive assets across Australian and overseas shares, property, infrastructure, bonds and ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... goal. That's natural, given that superannuation funds have different portfolios, membership demographics and asset allocation strategies. But in order to assess, monitor and evaluate how super funds and fund managers intend to implement strategies ...

Diversity, human rights, climate change lead agenda: ASI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... this white paper," Welsh-Rose said. "It's a combined effort from our chief economist, our head of strategic asset allocation and our climate change experts from the ESG teams and the research institute, using a combination of off the shelf scenarios ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
An industry superannuation fund has set the most ambitious climate change related target yet, aiming to attain a carbon neutral investment portfolio in nine years. The $12.8 billion NGS Super has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2030. The target ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... dollar invested in Australian-listed equity, $1.20 is invested in international-listed equity. This shift in asset allocation has been slow and steady and reflects that as Australia's superannuation system matures, there is a lack of opportunities ...

ESG funds show strong risk-adjusted returns: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... to assist them at various points on the investment decision-making process, whether that be from a strategic asset allocation position, considering climate change scenario testing at a strategic asset allocation level and what that means... all the way ...

CSC partners with Osmosis IM on sustainable strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... risk-adjusted returns, said Ben Dear, Osmosis CEO. "For an investor who targets certain style exposures in their asset allocation, and is seeking to address environmental ownership of carbon, water and waste, our approach allows them to do so in a risk-controlled ...

Super fund backs microgrid battery storage development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... investments typically tend to be much bigger and might be suitable for other sectors like infrastructure... so from an asset allocation, we're adding in a sector that we didn't have much exposure, and this energy sector investment happened to be green." ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... by managers without reference to the specified reports above, and how reports on systemic risks can play into asset allocation and investment decision making. "If we're undertaking a rating of a particular investment product, we want to know how that ...