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HESTA nabs Hostplus executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The head of ESG at $61 billion industry fund Hostplus has jumped to HESTA. Kim Farrant will join HESTA, the $60 billion industry fund for healthcare workers, as general manager responsible investment on July 12. Farrant will report to the fund's ...

CalPERS adds chief equity officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
The California Public Employees' Retirement System is boosting its ESG capabilities with the appointment of its first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. Marlene Timberlake D'Adamo has been appointed to the role effective immediately. ...

GROW wins new super fund client

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
A Queensland superannuation fund has picked GROW Inc to replace Mercer as its administrator. The $1.4 billion Mercy Super will soon swap to GROW, after using Mercer for seven years. The transition was initially slated for a June 1 start but was delayed. ...

ClearBridge launches unhedged fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
Franklin Templeton subsidiary ClearBridge Investments has launched the unhedged version of the ClearBridge RARE Infrastructure Income Fund following investor demand. The fund, like the hedged version, invests in global listed infrastructure securities ...

Aussie PE, VC assets hit milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
Australian private equity and venture capital firms' assets reached a record high of $18.4 billion (US$14bn), according to new research. The Alternative Assets in Asia-Pacific report compiled by Preqin saw a 20% jump in the total capital raised ...

Maine forces pension funds to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
The state of Maine has become the first in the United States to pass legislation forcing its pension fund to divest fossil fuels. Last week, Maine passed bill LD99; an act to require the state to divest itself of assets invested in the fossil fuel industry. ...

L1 Capital launches activist fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
L1 Capital is launching a new Australian equities fund that seeks to unlock company value via shareholder activism. The Catalyst Fund, which launches on July 1, will be led by James Hawkins, who joined L1 Capital as a partner in March. The high-conviction ...

James Mawhinney files appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
Embattled Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney is maintaining his innocence, fighting his 20-year ban from soliciting and receiving funds in relation to financial products. Mawhinney has retained Roberts Gray Lawyers and has lodged an appeal with the ...

Macquarie sweeps Investment Leadership Awards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
Macquarie Investment Management took home six awards at Financial Standard 's Investment Leadership Awards held at Sydney's Luna Park last night. Macquarie IM won the highly coveted Investment Manager of the Year award, making this the third ...

Mergers push member positivity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
The recent merger activity in the superannuation sector is received positively by members but engagement is still underwhelming, new research shows. The latest Investment Trends Super Member Engagement Report showed nearly a third of members see merging ...