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Global asset managers sign responsible firearms framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... best practices and their commitment to promoting these principles. Another primary signatory was the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS). Chief investment officer Christopher J. Ailman said: "Most importantly, these principles are ...

NULIS names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... consolidation of the funds in 2016. Her directorship history included Goldman Sachs Australia Managed Funds, Westpac and Teachers Federation Health. Promnitz first joined the board responsible for the MLC Super Fund and products such as Plum, MasterKey ...

Instos partner with Canadian government

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
Several global institutional investors representing more than $7 trillion in assets have joined with the Canadian government to invest in gender equality and infrastructure in emerging and frontier markets. In partnership with the Canadian government ...

Industry fund chief executive retires

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... be associated with First State Super over 14 years. Many of our members work in vocational roles including nurses and teachers, police and emergency service workers who dedicate their careers to helping others. I feel honoured to have played a part in ...

Global pension fund appoints APAC lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... billion pension fund with increasing investment in Asia Pacific appointed a managing director for the region. The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan will welcome Datuk Ben Chan as regional managing director, Asia Pacific in June. Chan joins from Malaysian ...

Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... first stage of a three-stage process for the industry fund with 93,000 members, the majority (70%) of which are female teachers working in primary and secondary Catholic schools with an average age of about 50. Secondly, ACS is looking at other factors ...

Government renews calls for financial literacy support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... Teaching program remain in place for a further four years and also expand to more schools and students. More than 32,000 teachers have participated in the ASIC MoneySmart Teaching initiative, reporting an increased capacity to teach financial literacy ...

Super fund ESG specialist joins PRI committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... signatory organisations that are stepping down from their roles. The PRI thanked Jesus Arguelles and Sarah Takaki of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (co-chairs of the committee in 2017), Matthieu Baret of Idinvest Partners, and John Beil of University ...

TCorp and Sunsuper buy UK airports

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... significant stakes in two UK regional airports after striking a deal with a large Canadian pension fund. The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) sold 30% of its stakes in Bristol Airport and Birmingham Airport as part of its broader investment strategy ...

ASIC adds life insurance to school curriculums

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... secondary schools. Already the regulator is undertaking an extensive program with state and territory governments to train teachers and update classroom materials around Australia, ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell told the recent life insurance Parliamentary ...