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Short-termism damaging climate outcomes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... investments, at least as far as his firm is concerned. "To our way of thinking, what today people are calling ESG and stewardship is actually just common sense investing," he said. Nusseibeh argued that many things that are considered ethical are actually ...

ASIC red tape unit welcomed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... entities. Assistant minister to the Prime Minister and cabinet Ben Morton said: "The implementation of the government's stewardship approach - focussed on minimising regulatory burden while preserving consumer protections - provides a model for other ...

Fidelity nabs ESG expert from HESTA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... based in Melbourne, in what is a newly created role for Fidelity. She will report to Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing for Fidelity International. "Daniela is a welcome addition to an already strong sustainable investing ...

Super ASX dominance trends down: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... an important role in representing the long-term interest of shareholders. Were they to take a to take a backseat on stewardship, smaller and individual shareholders would be most affected by a loss of voice."

Fidelity adds new climate, gender policies

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... which we invest, and as such must be high on the agenda of all companies..." Fidelity International global head of stewardship and sustainable investing Jenn-Hui Tan said. "We expect investee companies to do the same and have policies in place to reduce ...

Northern Trust launches low carbon strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... investors manage climate risk while achieving their investment objectives." NTAM global head of sustainability and stewardship Julie Moret added: "Sustainability is central to our investment capabilities, aligning with our belief that ESG considerations ...

New chair of BT Super trustee board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... executive, specialist businesses and group strategy Jason Yetton thanked Plumb for his service to the board. "Under David's stewardship BT members were supported with more than 230,000 applications for early release super payments through COVID-19 totalling ...

Catholic, Equip SFT to see Fairley exit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... first appointed chair of Equip in 2009 when the fund had less than $4 billion in funds under management. Under his stewardship, the fund has now grown to about $30 billion, including Catholic's FUM. Despite the regulator saying $30 billion is the ...

L1 Capital launches activist fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... activism in the US and Europe. "L1 Capital believes that there is a huge opportunity in Australia for investor-led stewardship in equity markets, particularly given that more corporate ownership has shifted to passive index funds," he said. The fund ...

BlackRock wins monumental mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... British Airways Pension Services Limited (BAPSL) to BlackRock. BAPIML has delivered on investment performance and stewardship of the schemes over many years but the mandate is the next step to ensure the evolution of both schemes, chair of trustee APS ...