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Future Fund proves resilience to market shocks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... at the same time, further testing investment strategies. "The portfolio continues to be positioned moderately below a neutral risk setting." The Future Fund's total funds under management sits at $241 billion. Meanwhile, as previously reported by Financial ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... domestically." Similarly Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker said: "The RBA is still only just in neutral territory; it needs to do more."

Consumer confidence jitters abate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
... "Consumer confidence rose 2.1% last week, hitting a four-month high of 87.8. While confidence was still well below the neutral level of 100, at least two of the five confidence subindices exceeded 100 for the first time since early March." "The increase ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... eliminates the influence we have. "Engagement is working. This year we've seen 76% of our investments committed to carbon neutral or net zero commitments by 2030, up from 36% in 2021." While managing climate risk applies across all UniSuper investments ...

JANA announces Sustainability Advisory Council

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
JANA has launched a new independent advisory council that will provide guidance on sustainable investing. The JANA Sustainability Advisory Council (JSAC) aims to enhance client capabilities and broaden impact investment opportunities, with a long-term ...

Canadian-based data platform wins ISPT mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... become one of ISPT's most sustainable holdings. The base building will operate on 100% renewable energy and be carbon neutral from day one of construction, with these standards to continue indefinitely. The final product, scheduled for completion in ...

Martin Currie promotes analysts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... promotions tie in with its recent Active Insights strategy launch. "Both Matthew and Sam bring fundamental and systematic style neutral portfolio construction skills," he explained "Both of them have a unique mindset to extract the best fundamental insights ...

NGS Super bolsters investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
... two new hires to strengthen its capabilities in international and Australian equities, as the fund works toward a carbon-neutral investment portfolio by 2030. Susan Ding has been appointed as a senior manager of international shares, responsible for ...

Morrison & Co buys stake in Lyntia Networks

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... offerscoverage across Spain, with the second largest market share in the dark fibre market. It is also the only national carrier-neutral operator operating in both lit and dark fibre markets. Lyntia's chief executive José Antonio López said Morrison ...

Net zero commitments in ASX200 companies doubles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... relevant targets," it said. In addition to those with a net zero commitment, ACSI found 55 companies were already carbon neutral or had set carbon neutrality targets which is up from 18 last year. In the materials, energy and utilities, industrials ...