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Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... the bills assume that considering ESG factors, or otherwise engaging in responsible investment, means that investment managers or fiduciaries are sacrificing financial returns to address non-financial issues. But responsible investment is about appropriately ...

Fairlight adds Sydney partner

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... Fairlight's push into Australia. Founded in 2018, the London-based Fairlight seeds, backs and builds specialist investment managers, including global macro firm Bowmoor Capital. As part of his role, George will also run the firm's local distribution ...

Super moves: NGS Super, HESTA, Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... Separately, a HESTA macro analyst is set to return to Dublin to take up a new role at the €125 billion Irish Life Investment Managers, which invests on behalf of insurers, pension schemes, fiduciaries and sovereign wealth funds in Europe and the US. ...

Morningstar bulks up managed portfolios team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... Maple-Brown Abbott, Colonial First State, BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors. Abraham will work alongside the account managers and business development team to support advisers and investors. He returns to Morningstar - where he worked as an investment ...

Maple-Brown Abbott partners to launch global infra fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... will also draw on Pacific's established distribution network, offering access to global financial institutions, wealth managers, and institutional investors. Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure co-founder and portfolio manager Andrew Maple-Brown ...

Financing the technological revolution: AI issuance in credit

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... higher levels of dispersion both between and within sectors. [...] Overall, a more dispersed environment favours credit managers with a bottom-up, global and unconstrained approach."

Betashares launches retirement income SMAs on CFS Edge

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... accounts Frances Taylor said: "CFS's managed account offer spans generational needs and accessing ​leading portfolio managers, which helps advisers deliver stronger outcomes for their clients." "We're pleased to partner with Betashares to bring Retirement ...

Mercer Investments axes managers, awards fresh mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
Mercer Investments culled several fund managers overseeing its international shares strategies following a strategic review that included retaining Schroder Investment Management and awarding mandates to two new fund managers. The restructure affects ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... that are shares of corporate stock includes the voting of proxies" and that proxy voting determinations by pension plan managers are fiduciary acts that must be made for "the exclusive benefit of plan participants," Daly said in a speech. "However, this ...

Equity managers' research most reliant on AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
Australian and global equities fund managers are increasingly relying on generative artificial intelligence (AI) for their research, with the latter saying it is no longer an "additive" but an integral part of this function, new analysis shows. Frontier ...