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Super fund turns to food sustainability

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... the efficiency of production around energy, water and other inputs to help meet increased global demand in a more sustainable way; while continuing to meet our obligation to provide our members with the best possible investment returns." First State ...

BlackRock partners with $23bn super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... BlackRock's increased focus on sustainability "across the board, from investment processes to investment solutions". "Sustainable investing is no longer a niche area and has been brought to the mainstream, because of increased access to more granular ...

Consultancy launches virtual business coaching

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... their business like a business. Certainly, with the client still at the core of all they do, but in order to have a sustainable future, they need to dedicate the time to iterate their business model," Elixir Consulting founder Sue Viskovic said. "Between ...

Schroders acquires majority stake in impact investor

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... BlueOrchard offers investors premium impact investment solutions across asset classes, including credit, private equity and sustainable infrastructure, specializing in innovative blended finance mandates. The deal is a sign of the asset manager's expansion ...

AMP Capital revamps ethical super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... giving an equal voice to younger Australians on how their superannuation is invested and brings new perspectives to sustainable and ethical issues," Le Mesurier said. AMP Capital is Australia's largest responsible investment manager with more than $2.8 ...

New investment role at industry fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... fund into a leading global investment organisation, ensuring HESTA is well-positioned to continue to deliver strong, sustainable long-term returns to members," Brown said. While the head of investment execution is a newly created role for the fund, Brown ...

Mercer unveils best-performing Aussie equity funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... Real Income strategy delivered 18.8% in the year to June 2019. BlackRock Equitised Long Short (17.5%), AMP Capital Sustainable Share Fund (17.1%), Regal Australian Long Short Equity Fund (16.9%), ECP Asset Management All Cap (16.6%) and Selector High ...

Fidelity appoints sustainable investing lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
The $430 billion fund manager appointed a global head of stewardship and sustainable investing from within its own ranks. Fidelity International promoted Jenn-Hui Tan to the role, which will see the 12-year Fidelity veteran responsible for leading the ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... those companies could be in an impact fund by the traditional meaning of what that is," he says. There is also many sustainable or low carbon funds invested in companies whose business isn't aimed at addressing a clear environmental or social problem ...

Super fund invests through RateSetter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... environment," Verwey said. "We're thrilled to be the first super fund to fund a peer-to-peer lender that is helping the sustainable energy revolution." Future Super has invested in the National Clean Energy lending market on RateSetter but the lender ...