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Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... don't care, it's money they'd rather have now to buy a beer with, but if it's going to go somewhere they favour ESG investing." Next, Active Egalitarians see themselves as having a very strong social conscience. "The less you earn, the ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
A panel on the impacts of climate change has heard how, as ESG approaches evolve, super funds must be conscious of their competency in the space and have processes for measuring it. Appearing at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, UTS Institute ...

Janus Henderson launches new credit ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... diversity. GOOD will also be overseen by Janus Henderson's wider Australian fixed interest team. "The complexity of modern ESG challenges require a deep understanding of, and regular interaction, with companies," Sivapalan said. "At Janus Henderson ...

Australian Ethical adds to leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... and thought leadership agenda, Australian Ethical said. George has more than 25 years of experience across impact investing, ESG, sustainability and accounting services. She previously held senior investment and leadership roles at Regnan, Monash Sustainability ...

First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... furniture and joinery, the pulp and paper, and the timber industries. "This goes back eight or nine years when we started our [ESG] journey," Watson said. "Engagement with our members is done in a number of ways, particularly with me meeting with committees ...

Final voting for ESG Power50 open

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
FS Sustainability is launching the final voting round of the inaugural ESG Power50, a list that will name the 50 most influential ESG professionals working at ASX-listed companies in Australia. For the first time, readers of FS Sustainability along ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... what's actually happening in the back end," Steffanoni said. "Disclosure reviews can't happen in isolation. Review of ESG-related disclosures should involve marketing, compliance and legal, investment and operations because all parts of the financial ...

HUB24 tops platform rankings

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... tools to enable greater adoption," said McGivern. It explained several platforms introduced new integrations with third-party ESG ratings and said this was a key growth area. The report also said retirement income has been at the centre of a range of ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for major equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... reduction in carbon," Squires said. "Robeco we saw as a leader in the marketplace in general integration of carbon risk and ESG risk. As a firm, they're really aligned with what we're trying to do and with the mandate, it allows ups to continue ...

abrdn terminates funds amid transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... the abrdn Global Smaller Companies Fund which was launched in 2019. abrdn said the fund - which is considered part of its ESG lineup - has only seen limited demand from investors, saying this is due to the challenging macro environment experienced since ...