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Aussie funds among the world's largest asset owners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... including four superannuation funds, have ranked among the world's largest asset owners in a new study. The inaugural Asset Owner 100 study from Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute looked at the world's largest asset managers. ...

Global manager appoints distribution director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
Franklin Templeton Investments Australia recently executed a senior distribution hire and flagged the opportunity to further expand its team in the local market. Vivian Sun is moving to Franklin Templeton Investments Australia as a senior director of ...

Tobacco-free portfolios divide investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
As more superannuation funds and investment managers divest tobacco from portfolios and encourage others to follow suit, a Financial Standard poll shows the initiative has a mixed effect on investors. The survey, which asked what best described the ...

Nikko appoints AIST director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
Nikko Asset Management has appointed an AIST and Tasplan Super director to its boards. Naomi Edwards is a trained actuary and will serve as a non-executive on the boards of Nikko Asset Management Australia Limited and Nikko AM Limited, also chairing ...

Nikko AM supports climate change agenda

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
The $310 billion asset manager is supporting global investor efforts to address climate change through The Investor Agenda. Nikko Asset Management (Nikko) said it was supporting efforts towards commitment to the four areas of impact under The Investor ...

Legal woes continue for super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
Industry superannuation fund Rest is facing renewed scrutiny over its responsible investment practices after one of its members filed an updated Federal Court claim alleging the fund has failed to act in his best interests. In July, Rest member Mark ...

Pension fund awards custody mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
One of the largest pension funds in the world awarded a custody mandate to global giant BNY Mellon. The $827 billion National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) appointed BNY Mellon as its global custodian for fixed income. BNY Mellon Asia Pacific head ...

Industry fund cuts property portfolio emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
A $46 billion industry fund is aiming to slash its property portfolio emissions to zero by 2030. Cbus chief investment officer Kristian Fok laid out a roadmap of what the fund wants to achieve at the recent Global Climate Action Summit held in San Francisco. ...

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
A study of the world's 100 largest public pension funds has found more than 60% have little or no climate change strategy. This includes a number of Australian superannuation funds. A new report from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project shows 63% ...

Custodians oversee heightened domestic equity trades

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
Australia's total assets under custody sits at $3.6 trillion and local custodians are aiding the settlement of up to 80,000 transactions per day for institutional investors. Latest statistics from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) ...