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Momentum, quality outperform in 2020: S&P

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... factors generated negative returns for the Dividend Opportunities Index, however, its overweight exposures to metals and mining, utilities and consumer discretionary, and its underweight exposures to consumer staples and REITs, contributed positively ...

AustralianSuper partners with greenhouse gas giants

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... supply chains of the economy." BP Australia SVP fuels & low carbon solutions Asia Pacific president Frederic Baudry said the mining and petroleum company was excited to partner with the initiative to progress towards a net zero Australia by 2050. "BP ...

Financial services jobs show signs of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... 19.4%. "All industry groups reported declining opportunities over the June quarter. The strongest performing sector was mining, construction and utilities, reporting a decline of just 3.2% over the quarter with commodity prices and demand remaining strong," ...

Australian Ethical divests Mercer parent company

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... pulled the plug on a $5 million shareholding in Marsh & McLennan, pointing to the provision of insurance services to a mining conglomerate as grounds for the divestment. The investment in Marsh & McLennan was held in the firm's Australian Ethical ...

First State to dump $40m of thermal coal holdings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... listed equities exposures by at least 30% by 2023. First State Super currently has shareholdings in BHP, Rio Tinto, Newcrest Mining and Woodside Petroleum, according to Rainmaker Information. These holdings account for approximately 10% of their Australian ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
A controversial promotion at mining giant Rio Tinto has demonstrated how even the biggest of super funds hold very little sway when it comes to engaging with companies they invest in. Peter Toth, formerly chief executive of OM Holdings, was promoted ...

HESTA to go zero carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... emissions reduction targets on an annual basis. HESTA was the first major Australian super fund to place a thermal coal mining restriction across all investment options and recently extended this restriction to further eliminate the financing of potentially ...

Pendal adds SRI lense to multi-asset fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2020
... facilities, non-controversial weapons or armaments, and pornography (including the distribution of pornography), the direct mining of uranium for weapons manufacturing, the extraction of thermal coal and the production of oil sands. Blayney said that ...

Super funds keep eye on Rio Tinto review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... findings. The fund recently excluded Rio from its two socially responsible investment options after urgent meetings with the mining giant following the incident. "We will continue to monitor this issue as it unfolds and maintain our active engagement ...

AustralianSuper gives Rio Tinto slap on the wrist

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... or $715 million, of that holding comes from member money in AustralianSuper's default MySuper investment option. The mining giant is the fund's 10th largest Australian equities holding. "We've had two or three conversations with Rio Tinto ...