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Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... giant - something many have questioned as he gears up for the Rally for Relief charity match this week. Sustainable investing has traditionally been considered the exclusion of unethical investments; alcohol, tobacco, gambling, fossil fuel miners and ...

Local Government Super welcomes new chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... record of long-term strong member retirement outcomes and investment returns, remaining at the forefront of sustainable investing, and leading positive change to evolve member service and value." Stockwell has extensive investment industry experience ...

Fossil fuel holdings cost BlackRock investors $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... (IEEFA) delivered a scathing report on the US$6.5 trillion fund manager, calling out its "broad statements" on sustainable investing that have yet to be integrated into its passive index products, active trading regimes or shareholder engagement programs. ...

BlackRock partners with $23bn super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... 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 data, more ...

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 ...

New Perennial small caps active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... fuels, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, forestry activities, gambling, modern slavery and unhealthy fast foods. "Sustainable investing is increasingly an important focus for many investors, and for the first time, Australian investors can access an actively ...

Australia, New Zealand leaders in responsible investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... recommending policy to further accelerate this growth," O'Connor said. The report also showed that in Japan sustainable investing assets quadrupled from 2016 to 2018. Australian responsible investment assets under management reached AUD$866 billion at ...

BlackRock launches Australian bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... current MSCI ESG Rating, as well as its MSCI ESG Rating momentum. "We have reached an inflection point in sustainable investing. ESG has come to the forefront and can be implemented broadly across most asset classes without foregoing risk-adjusted returns," ...

BlackRock appoints regional head

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... growth strategy for China, and has been a key voice in our strategy for retirement, wealth, alternatives and sustainable investing. Geraldine has the business expertise we need to drive our business forward," Fink said. Stork joined BlackRock in 1999 ...

Growth spurs new hires at Australian Unity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... provides clients with a range of portfolio services across fixed interest, real estate investment trusts and sustainable investing to name a few. Australian Unity executive general manager of investment Geraldine Barlow said the timing of the appointments ...