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Future Super launches fossil free index

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... demand for ethical investment as investors see potential high returns combined with lower environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks. The Thomson Reuters/Future Super Australia Fossil Free Index and Thomson Reuters/Future Super Australia Sustainable ...

Member activism could hurt super returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
Activism from fund members and social media users concerned about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues could end up hurting superannuation returns. The recent campaign against HESTA's exposure to Transfield has highlighted the risks that ...

CORRECTION: AFA COO joins netwealth

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
An executive from the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will join netwealth as head of governance and advice. Phil Anderson was the AFA's chief operating officer and will now lead netwealth-owned Pathway Licensee Service. He will also provide ...

Manus and Nauru are immoral and risky: super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Governance concerns and member pressure were behind HESTA and NGS Super's decision to divest from Transfield, but a closer look at the company revealed considerable investment risk. "We looked at it and we saw that there are a lot of other companies ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... holders, LIM Advisors and Metage Capital. "We always take the concerns of our investors seriously and, as part of our fund governance, we have considered many options to sustainably close the discount to net asset value that the fund trades at," AMP ...

ACSI calls for better company disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... institutional asset owners exercise their collective ownership rights to improve the management of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment risks and opportunities by Australian listed companies.

WA Super appoints J.P. Morgan as custodian

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... success in Australia and globally". WA chief executive, John McNally, said J.P. Morgan would underpin a robust investment governance framework. J.P. Morgan will provide custody, transaction processing, fund accounting, unit pricing, performance reporting ...

SMSF Association appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... I believe I bring to the board is an independent viewpoint that is underpinned by a sound knowledge of finance and governance, as well as my past experiences working with professional organisations," she said. Mulcare holds a Bachelor of Economics, was ...

Super governance changes questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... conflicting interests in superannuation boards has been described as "curious" by lawyers reviewing proposed super governance legislation. A paper prepared by Hall and Wilcox Lawyers for the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) suggests ...

Australian managers most focused on ESG

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
Australian professional investors are the world's most concerned about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues when it comes to making investment decisions. A global CFA survey of investment professionals found that 78% of CFA Institute members ...