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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 ...

J.P. Morgan makes key APAC appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
... with J.P. Morgan since 2019 and has held a variety of roles in the firm's London and Tokyo offices across investment stewardship and client advisory. J.P. Morgan Asset Management said her appointment will advance the firm's efforts to promote and manage ...

LGIAsuper reveals post-merger executive, board lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... talented, motivated team, and I am very optimistic about the future for our people, our fund and our members under the stewardship of our leaders and their teams." Moving over from Energy Super is general manager, member services Lisa Kay, general manager ...

Weeding out net zero fakers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... "ACSI is going to continue to engage with the most carbon intensive companies," Barnes said. Bruce Duguid, head of stewardship at Federated Hermes, said he has observed a tripling in net zero commitments from listed companies - but, like Barns, he questions ...

Fidelity hires sustainability director

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... also help expand the firm's sustainability-related regulatory program. He reports to Jenn-Hui Tan, the global head of stewardship and sustainable Investing. "Gabriel will play an important part in helping the Sustainable Investing function identify long-term ...

Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
... decision-making. Further, funds with 100 or more members have been required since 2019 to include their policies for investment stewardship and ESG, including climate change, in their statement of investment principles (SIPs). These SIPs must be published ...