Executive Appointments

Northern Trust firms up stewardship, proxy voting offering

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The US$1.5 trillion global asset manager has poached a stewardship head from rival UBS Asset Management, who will chair the proxy voting committee amid a rollout of a new proxy voting solution.

Super fund moves: Aware Super, AustralianSuper, Mine Super and Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Aware Super has recruited a senior analyst to join the $180 billion super fund's responsible investment team.

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
QIC has appointed a former Dexus executive as its new real estate managing director. It recently appointed a new sustainability manager overseeing decarbonisation, innovation, and nature, and a new sustainability manager for resilience.

NGS names deputy CIO, expands ESG teams

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
NGS Super, the industry super fund with $15 billion in funds under management, has reshuffled its investment leadership and ESG team.

QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Queensland Investment Corporation's infrastructure arm has underlined the importance of building long-term resilience into its $34 billion portfolio by adding two new specialist roles.

ESG safe from layoffs in tight jobs market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Amidst mass redundancies, ESG roles remain safe - for now. However, job seekers face fierce competition in an employer-driven market with slow recruitment processes and rampant ghosting.

Cbus bolsters ESG integration with new hire

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Seasoned responsible investment and ESG leader Talieh Williams has joined Cbus Super to drive integration of ESG risk and opportunity across portfolios.

TelstraSuper appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
TelstraSuper has appointed a new head of ESG who will report directly to chief investment officer Graeme Miller.

Responsible investing pro moves company-side

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Belinda White has joined a healthcare company to firm up ESG reporting and lend a hand to investor relations, after leaving First Sentier Investors in May.

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
His current roles include co-chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative Taxonomy Technical Experts Group and adjunct professor at Adelaide University's School of Economics.