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New year, new chief for Aviva Investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2021
... determination to strengthen Aviva Investors, deliver excellent investment performance and extend our leadership in responsible investing." Blanc said the Aviva Investors portion of the business has a significant role to play in the delivery of the group's ...

Redpoint wins $50m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
Redpoint Investment has won a $50 million socially responsible investing (SRI) mandate within JANA's SRI Australian Share Trust. Redpoint chief executive Max Cappetta said the mandate validates the manager's focus on sustainability and ESG ...

Rest develops ethical option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... Growth' as possible names. A Rest spokesperson said: "Many Rest members feel strongly about socially responsible investing (SRI) and are calling on their super funds to make a change. So, we are listening to our members and, for the first time, will ...

Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020
Responsible investing pioneer Regnan has launched a global public equity impact fund that selects companies that contribute to achieving the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Regnan Global Equity Impact Solutions Fund invests ...

Myer Foundation partners with Mercer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... for aligned companies." He added that he encourages more Australian investors to transition towards 100% responsible investing. Mercer has been working through the project with the Myer Foundation, but the partnership to take the portfolio in a completely ...

AMP Capital appoints NZ lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... regard by our clients as well as the market more broadly and is involved in many industry groups, supporting responsible investing." Hassell said in the combined role Swan will focus on continuing to grow, develop and support the changing needs of AMP ...

Pinnacle boutique wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... with a forward-thinking Australian superannuation fund, with a sound reputation for investment acumen and responsible investing," Aikya portfolio manager Ashish Swarup said. "We follow a disciplined investment process that focuses on identifying businesses ...

ESG push not going anywhere

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... Alternative Fund Survey. According to the survey, allocators are increasingly focused on ESG products and socially responsible investing, but also wish to partner with managers who prioritise their ESG policies. Globally, 88% of investors are regularly ...

AllianceBernstein hires two ESG leaders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... appointments with a responsible investment focus. Jodie Tapscott has been appointed director of strategy, responsible investing and Amelia Sexton will step into the ESG product specialist role. Tapscott joins from Sustainalytics where she was director ...

Aware Super shakes up SRI option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... social and governance issues are extremely important to them. Nearly 80% of our members have told us that responsible investing is important to them," Aware Super head of responsible investments Liza McDonald said. "We have responded to this by providing ...