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Super fund for women closes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... Vanguard Index Funds Ethically Conscious. It also had both local and international fixed income investments, cash and Australian listed property investments through Macquarie.

AXA IM Alts names head of client group

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... as head of investor relations. AXA IM Alts global head of client group Florence Dard said: "AXA IM Alts entered the Australian market in 2016 and we have since grown into a highly active investment management platform in the region, which is a strategic ...

Annual IMAP awards finalists revealed

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
... 2022 IMAP Managed Account Awards have been named, including across a new category for ESG products. The awards cover Australian equities, Australian equities small cap, international equities and multi-asset products, as well as recognising the best ...

Investors, advisers need further ESG education

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... but claim they aren't receiving the assistance needed when it comes to sustainable investing. In line with its Australian market launch, Capital Preferences released its ESG is Personal: 2022 Study of ESG Preferences and Advisory Practices in Australia. ...

LGT Crestone hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... has been working in financial services for more than two decades and brings extensive experience in ESG integration, Australian and global equities management, and portfolio construction. At LGT Crestone, Wan Lum is also a member of the investment, product ...

Qantas Super, CEFC back new ESG fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... the same year, the market for responsible investments in Australia grew to $1.2 trillion, 15 times the growth rate of Australian professionally managed investments.

Aware Super invests in $100bn energy opportunity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... opportunity at $30 billion and $100 billion over 2030 and 2050 horizons respectively. This determination is based on Australian Energy Market Operator figures which estimate a need for an additional 400GWh of storage by 2030 and more than 600GWh by 2050. ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... clear market implications of a highly concentrated industry and some of those outcomes might not be positive for the Australian economy," El-Ansary said.

Performance test expansion paused as government announces review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... outcome against the YFYS performance test. YFYS presents a challenge to the rapid adoption of ESG investing in the Australian superannuation sector. A moderate level of tracking error is a by-product of ESG investment approaches, such as screening and ...

Maple-Brown Abbott launches Australian small companies fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
Maple-Brown Abbott has launched an Australian small companies fund to be managed by Phillip Hudak and Matt Griffin. Hudak and Griffin joined in April after previously managing the AMP Capital Australian Emerging Companies strategy. Maple-Brown Abbott ...