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Qantas Super invests $2bn in Calvert, Goldman Sachs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... step in reducing the ESG risks in an investment portfolio." These new partnerships are part of a range of sustainable investment measures that Qantas Super has undertaken in recent years. To date, Qantas Super has excluded manufacturers of cluster munitions ...

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 ...

What the election result means for ESG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... transition, and having a clear strategic approach on carbon will provide both much needed certainty and more sustainable investment opportunities. "We expect to see investment opportunities arise both in emerging areas such as low carbon technologies ...

ART responsible investment specialists jump to Redpoint

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... he developed and implemented its global ESG strategy in Zurich, Switzerland. Parks was most recently a sustainable investment strategist at ART, responsible for developing and implementing the fund's approach to managing climate change risks and opportunities ...

ART hires from Cbus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
Australian Retirement Trust, the newly merged QSuper and Sunsuper, has appointed a head of sustainable investment from Cbus. In what is the fund's first major appointment since finalising the merger on February 28, it has nabbed Cbus global head of ...

Janus Henderson launches net zero ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... Tactical Income Active ETF (TACT) in July 2020, we continue to provide Australians with actively managed sustainable investment options, helping them to build their portfolios in a cost-efficient and flexible way, while also contributing to the shift ...

McLaren to leave BT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... governance, Marnie has been instrumental in building BT Panorama's ESG rating methodology for a dedicated Sustainable Investment Option approved product list, as well as developing and managing support for BT Panorama Managed Portfolios." "Marnie ...

Mercer promotes three to partner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
Mercer has promoted three in the Pacific region to partner level. Senior sustainable investment specialist Jillian Reid, head of market insights Chi Tran and head of Mercer Sentinel, Pacific Tricia Nguyen were all promoted to partner. Mercer president ...

UniSuper makes venture capital play

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... million with early-stage commercialisation fund manager, Uniseed. The investment will feed into UniSuper's sustainable investment options. Uniseed was established in 2000 and is now owned by the Universities of Melbourne, Queensland, Sydney, New South ...

abrdn establishes Sustainability Group, promotes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... integration and engagement strategy. "More broadly, our strong leadership team will help drive abrdn's sustainable investment approach forward, working to influence external bodies on governance, sustainability, engagement and regulatory matters." ...