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ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... securities in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund (Hedged) (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ASIC said investments in the fund were based on the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions Float ...

APRA toughens stress testing frequency, valuation stance

KARREN VERGARA, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... commensurate with services provided by highly skilled external service providers. APRA is also ramping up its monitoring of ESG considerations. Super funds must demonstrate an understanding of ESG risks and opportunities in investment activities and ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary issue?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
ESG alone cannot drive value creation, but ESG integration can be used to gain competitive advantage, according to Prequin. The investment data company's latest survey of limited partners featured in Preqin's ESG in Alternatives 2023 report ...

Family offices increasingly involved in succession planning

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... is 'less involved' in developing and reviewing investment strategies," Ocorian said. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are another area of interest for the next generation, with 75% of repondents seeing an increase or dramatic ...

Rising costs bite asset owners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
... rising in line with inflation. Another said the only area where costs have reduced is in equity brokerage thanks to automation. ESG-related costs, and how to charge for them, were also widely cited as pressure points among investors. Bfinance head of ...

The boomer boom is over: AUSIEX

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... account, they are uninterested and unengaged with it." Changing demographics and culture will see a greater preference for ESG and greater access to investment structures and asset classes such as private equity and private credit, and innovations in ...

ISPT targets success with revamped leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... role, Steven Peters is now the group's chief sustainability officer. ISPT said this new role reinforces its commitment to ESG, "embedding it further to deliver value that underpins the business' wider ambitions." Bringing about 20 years' experience in ...

Aussie small caps, property funds in the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... best performers, each achieving over 22% p.a. The other sectors - credit (2.9% p.a.), emerging market equities (2.6% p.a.), ESG (2.1% p.a.), diversified growth (2.5% p.a.) and Australian income equities (2.4% p.a.) - turned in positive returns on a median ...

High value investors playing it safe: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... the need for diversification in their portfolios as well as the past performance of managers, tax effectiveness, and ethical/ESG factors. "This suggests HVIs have a considered investment plan and strategy in place to achieve specific purposes - and they ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... option Core Strategy, a spokesperson said. "We are an active owner and believe that engaging with companies as a shareholder on ESG risks is one of the most effective ways of protecting members' interests," a Rest spokesperson said. "Rest engages ...