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AustralianSuper adds ACTU president to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... the union in total. In leading the TCFUA, she was instrumental in its merger with the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and Maritime Union of Australia. Welcoming O'Neil, AustralianSuper chair Don Russell said she is well placed to ...

Super funds extend poor disclosure to ESG holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... companies in the fossil fuel sector such as coal companies and investing instead into high profile social impact or renewable energy projects or buying green bonds," the report read. "Rainmaker does not believe whether a super fund divests from the fossil ...

PRI chief joins Quinbrook advisory board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... solar PV, reserve peaking power, battery storage projects, grid support infrastructure, virtual power plants and community energy networks. Commenting on the appointment Reynolds said: "Business as usual - investing as usual - is not going to get us ...

ASFA urges net zero 2050 targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... The transition to investing in low-carbon business models could involve, for example, increasing investment in renewable energy. In 2019, US$282.2 billion was globally invested in renewable energy, with more investment going into renewable energy sources ...

More departures at EISS Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... the board earlier this year. Tighe is currently chair of the Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation, deputy chair of E-Oz Energy Skills Australia and a director of Exemplar Systems and Exemplar Learning. The trustee said it is aware of recent press coverage ...

Retail, corporate funds lack transparency on ESG votes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... than 50% of ESG proposals in 2020: NGS Super (86%), Vision Super (79%), Cbus (71%), Active Super (64%), HESTA (63%), Energy Super (59%), AustralianSuper (57%) and Care Super (54%). Only seven funds consistently supported more than 50% of climate-related ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
Asset owners are increasingly opting to transition to renewable energy rather than take the blunt approach of divestment, an industry event revealed. Mercer senior sustainable investment specialist Jillian Reid spoke at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Forrest pitches a green Fortescue to super funds

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... We don't get very many opportunities to look at the world's largest industry which will be...hydrogen and green energy," Forrest said "We have the opportunity to get in at the start. Fortescue is that opportunity, it covers that downside by being ...

Retail funds to benefit from YFYS test changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... 20 biggest benefactors of admin fee change are retail funds. Three are industry funds (Prime Super, TWU Super and Energy Super), while the remaining are corporate funds. By sector, retail funds will add an average of 7bps to their performance, corporate ...

Emmi appoints head of business development

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... for its method of scoring companies' carbon risk to become ubiquitous. So far it has seen support from Aware Super, Energy Super and Melior Investment Management. "Since we launched in May, we've been overwhelmed by the level of market interest we've ...