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Industry fund adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
A $9 billion industry fund has hired its first ESG lead on its investment team as it ramps up efforts in the area. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund has hired Louise Bradshaw from Eaton Vance who will be responsible for setting the ...

Workplace deaths missing from ESG reports: ACSI

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
Companies should disclose workplace safety issues and fatalities in their ESG reporting to improve transparency and identify systemic risks, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). That was a key takeaway from the council's ...

J.P. Morgan loses custody contract

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
A $34 billion public sector fund has appointed a new custodian, ending a 19 year-long relationship with J.P. Morgan. Funds SA has selected Northern Trust as its custodian, after a long tender process. In September last year, Funds SA said it had invited ...

Blue chips hit board diversity target

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
The boards of the top 200 ASX-listed companies have reached the 30% gender diversity target set four years ago. According to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, 30% of ASX200 boards comprise female directors. More than 40 companies currently ...

Northern Trust wins two mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
Northern Trust has won two mandates from an Australian-based $14.7 billion investment manager. Maple-Brown Abbott appointed Northern Trust to provide global custody, middle-office trade matching, fund administration, foreign exchange and associated ...

Industry super fund appoints new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
An $8.6 billion industry superannuation fund will welcome a new chair as the incumbent completes the 12-year term. The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund announced David Hutton will take the post from July 1, replacing Richard Haddock. ...

ACSI calls for ESG, stronger stewardship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is calling for significant reforms to Australia's framework for investment stewardship to encourage ESG integration. ACSI is asking APRA to revise its investment guidance to specifically reflect the ...

Australians lose record amount to scams

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
Older Australians, Indigenous Australians and those with a disability have reported record losses to scams in 2018, including more than $85 million to dodgy investments. Australians in total lost almost half a billion dollars to scams in 2018. However ...

Push for chief executive pay ratio disclosure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is calling for chief executive's pay to be measured against that of their company's average worker and for boards to be elected annually. ACSI is calling for a corporate governance framework ...

Compensation experts boost chief executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
New research suggests ASX-listed companies that hire compensation consultants tend to boost the pay packets of its chief executives. The academic study, which analysed the top 500 public Australian companies, found 30% used a compensation consultant ...