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NZ Super awards passive ESG mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... Asset Management has designed two ESG index equity funds for NZ Super, tailored to its performance and responsible investment requirements. UBS Asset Management ANZ's interim head John Mowat said the fund manager is delighted to partner with a leader ...

SSGA creates regional ESG role

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... firm's ESG policy formation, implementation and stewardship, and before that was the head of Asia for responsible investment at Mercer Investments. "ESG investing represents over a third of the world's professionally managed assets. We are excited ...

Sunsuper ESG expert in new global role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... He has worked in ESG at Sunsuper for the past decade, first as ESG manager and most recently as head of responsible investment. Prior, he served as chief executive of the Australian Shareholders Association for nine years. A spokesperson confirmed Sunsuper ...

Super funds lambasted over nuclear holdings

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... on a regular basis." Aware Super also states it has excluded nuclear weapons companies from its socially responsible investment options. "We have a detailed exclusion framework which underpins our decision-making process when considering any divestment ...

ISPT on track to carbon positive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... ISPT, we recognise our responsibility to anticipate and manage the impacts of climate change as part of our responsible investment approach. This is why we have taken action now, for a second year in a row, to achieve carbon neutrality across 100% of ...

U Ethical Investors announces new relationship manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... Australia, Asai will take advantage of her financial and ESG expertise to seek new opportunities for the responsible investment manager. Asai recently led the development of Schroder Investment Management's product offering and was previously a sales ...

Flows to SRI ETFs boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
New research has found global flows to socially responsible investment (SRI) equities ETFs almost doubled between 2020 and 2021. According to Zenith's 2021 International Shares Sector Report, SRI- themed ETFs in October 2021 had funds under management ...

Perpetual launches active ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... managed Australian and global shares, backed by experienced and specialist investment teams." GIVE has a responsible investment lens and focuses on quality shares of Australian ethical and socially responsible companies. It is a unit class of the Perpetual ...

Advisers optimistic for 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
Financial advisers expect Aussie equities to deliver capital gains of 3.5% over the next 12 months, according to new research. The latest study from Investment Trends shows financial advisers are much more optimistic about local shares than they were ...

Morrison & Co launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... infrastructure. It has an objective to provide investors with an 8-10% per annum gross USD return, and will take a responsible investment approach, aiming to be carbon neutral by 2050. "We are seeing a continued evolution in the infrastructure market ...