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Ethical ETF popularity soars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... management means that BetaShares is a more significant holder of shares in listed companies, which augments their stewardship activities. "The engagement with companies and how we vote our proxies, we take that very seriously," Liddell said. "When we ...

Future Fund adds to ESG leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
The Future Fund has recruited a high-profile industry executive to its investment stewardship team. Karin Halliday will join the Future Fund as director, investment stewardship and ESG, the sovereign wealth fund has confirmed. Halliday will report to ...

V-Square launches Australian ESG index strategy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... investment framework is reinforced by V-Square's custom proxy voting policy guided by the core tenets of accountability, stewardship, transparency, and sustainability. "By focusing on these areas of responsible governance, V-Square seeks to promote long-term ...

Impax Asset Management names APAC sustainability lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... Pacific. Her new position is a newly created role for Impax, with Li responsible for leading the firm's sustainability, stewardship, advocacy and engagement activities in the region. Li reports to Impax head of sustainability and ESG Lisa Beauvilain ...

Social impact fund to target essential workers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... executive Richard Brandweiner, former First State Super chief executive Michael Dwyer and TCorp head of investment stewardship Alexis Cheang.

ASIC helps issuers avoid greenwashing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... explain your methodology or policy for integrating sustainability-related considerations into investment decisions and stewardship activities. At a minimum, you should give investors information about the sustainability-related considerations that you ...

VFMC grows fixed income team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... including Leanne Taylor as head of portfolio strategy and asset allocation, and Shali Lingaretnam as head of investment stewardship.

ACSI bolsters engagement capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... recently working for the UK's Financial Reporting Council across ESG reporting best practice, corporate governance and stewardship. Her background is in public policy, having previously worked with Australia's Treasury. "ESG issues are becoming more ...

TCorp appoints head of investment stewardship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
A former Mercer executive will lead TCorp's investment stewardship efforts, bringing close to 20 years' experience in ESG to the team. TCorp has appointed Alexis Cheang as head of investment stewardship, reporting directly to chief investment officer ...

Yarra adds market neutral fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... and retail investors in Australia, and now has a minimum investment of $10,000, previously $250,000. Under Smith's stewardship, the fund has returned 9.93% after fees since inception; net outperformance of 9.02% compared to the RBA Cash Rate benchmark. ...