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Super fund expands investment exclusions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
A $52 billion super fund has updated its product disclosure statements to exclude investment in any company that provides services to detention centres. HESTA said the change is part of its responsible investment approach and will come into effect 1 ...

Cbus pledges net zero emissions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
The $54 billion construction industry fund is planning to cut 45% of absolute portfolio emissions by 2030 and is aiming for net zero emissions by 2050 by removing high-risk climate holdings. Under Cbus' new Climate Change Roadmap, the fund will develop ...

HESTA partners for global equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... come," HESTA general manager, growth Steven Semczyszyn said. Partnering will also assist HESTA in achieving its carbon emission targets, he added. Also commenting, Martin Currie co-head of global distribution Kimon Kouryialas said the fund manager is ...

UK pension fund to go net zero

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
The UK's National Employment Savings Trust, known as NEST, will immediately shift close to half of its entire portfolio to climate aware strategies and begin divesting from companies involved in thermal coal, oil sands and arctic drilling. NEST ...

Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... readily treat ESG factors as economically relevant". This could limit pension funds' abilities to control the carbon emission impact their investments have.

HESTA doubles down on climate action

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
The $52 billion industry super fund has called on the Australian government to encourage institutional investors to take a greater role in a green recovery from the economic crisis. It comes just a month after it announced it would reduce absolute carbon ...

Australian Unity rejigs executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
Australian Unity has appointed a new chief executive for its wealth and capital markets business, as it also launches a new green bond fund backed by Crestone Wealth Management. Esther Kerr-Smith is moving into the role of chief executive for wealth ...

HESTA to go zero carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
HESTA will reduce the absolute carbon emissions in its investment portfolios by 33% by 2030 and will move to net zero by 2050. The $52 billion industry superannuation fund will implement a Climate Change Transition Plan (CCTP) that seeks to effectively ...

Mirova chief labels ethical investing pledges hollow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... net zero emissions economic solutions and prioritising human relief and job creation but not at the expense of carbon emission reduction.

State Street rejigs international equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
State Street has relaunched an international equities fund for local investors looking for a climate change and ESG focused portfolio, with a new benchmark. The State Street Climate ESG International builds on a fund launched in 2016, which initially ...