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Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is paying US$4 million to settle charges brought by the US regulator over failures involving ESG research used to select investments. It comes as the US government reverses limitations placed on some pension funds in relation ...

CareSuper chair elected deputy president of ACSI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
CareSuper chair Linda Scott has been elected as the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ASCI) deputy president. Scott said she's looking forward to making a strong contribution to support ASCI's excellent ESG leadership. ASCI said ...

Spirit Super, Stonepeak pick up GeelongPort

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
The global infrastructure manager and industry super fund will own 70% and 30% of the asset, respectively. Spirit Super and Stonepeak have bought the asset from Brookfield and State Super for an undisclosed amount. The Port of Geelong is the second ...

Spirit Super farewells chair, names successor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
Naomi Edwards will depart the fund after 12 years on the board, to be replaced by investment and superannuation veteran Maria Wilton. Edwards was Tasplan's chair since 2011, continuing in the role following its merger with MTAA Super. Edwards' ...

Schroders hires from MLC

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
Schroders Australia has appointed Colin Keenan as institutional sales manager, providing local clients with solutions across Australian and global equities, private markets, fixed income and multi-asset. He brings 17 years' experience and joins from ...

Vanguard Super reignites fee war with launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Three years after it first announced plans for a superannuation offering, Vanguard is now home to one of the cheapest MySuper products - a lifecycle solution that auto-adjusts 36 times. It was back in November 2019 that Vanguard's Robin Bowerman ...

GSFM strengthens distribution capabilities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
GSFM has appointed an experienced business development executive to the newly created role of consultant and wholesale distribution. Effective October 31, Michael Angwin has joined the fund manager, reporting to head of retail distribution Stephen Fletcher. ...

ASIC probes super fund, investment manager greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
ASIC chair Joe Longo said the market regulator is currently investigating several listed companies, super funds, and managed funds for potential greenwashing. "Only last week we issued our first greenwashing penalty, and we're currently investigating ...

Yarra Capital adds sustainability lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
Yarra Capital has appointed its first chief sustainability officer in Erin Kuo. Kuo is tasked with leading Yarra's corporate sustainability and work closely with Yarra's investment team on ESG integration. Kuo most recently worked as a consulting, advising ...

Federal Budget is challenging: Economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
In an interview with Financial Standard, independent economist Chris Richardson said the Treasurer has two big and difficult problems on his hands, the first being gas prices and the other the National Disability Insurance Scheme. In delivering the ...