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Fidelity appoints sustainable investing lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
The $430 billion fund manager appointed a global head of stewardship and sustainable investing from within its own ranks. Fidelity International promoted Jenn-Hui Tan to the role, which will see the 12-year Fidelity veteran responsible for leading the ...

US bonds present ESG problem

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
Schroders' global head of stewardship believes ESG-focused investors should exercise caution before investing in US corporate bonds. Schroders global head of stewardship Jessica Ground told a media briefing in Sydney recently that some US corporate ...

Pension giant awards $1bn in mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... resilient financial returns amid a rapidly changing global economy," CalSTRS director of sustainable investment and stewardship strategies Kirsty Jenkinson said. The firms offer geographic diversification and apply analytical rigour in incorporating ...

Parametric bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... strategy. Le Berre joins Parametric from Charles Schwab Investment Management, where she was director of investment stewardship and spearheaded proxy and corporate governance initiatives. Prior to her time at Charles Schwab, Le Berre was vice president ...

Fund manager buys into Morphic AM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... by following the principles of socially responsible investing." Ellerston chief investment officer Chris Hall said stewardship is crucial and it will be increasingly important in the future. "Morphic fulfils a unique role in this space, being one of ...

Industry fund appoints board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... members enjoy," Watson said. "We wish Allan well on his retirement from the First Super board and thank him for his stewardship of our fund over an extended period of time." "We know that Allan will continue to make a contribution to the timber industry ...

Aberdeen Standard hires ESG investment director

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... environmental and social management and performance, and effective governance structures. He reports to global head of stewardship and ESG investment Euan Stirling. Commenting on his appointment, Hartnett said: "The opportunity to apply my experience ...

ACSI calls for ESG, stronger stewardship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is calling for significant reforms to Australia's framework for investment stewardship to encourage ESG integration. ACSI is asking APRA to revise its investment guidance to specifically reflect the importance ...

Stewardship lessons from BlackRock

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... new report has drawn insights from BlackRock and five other giants to identify five catalysts that could speed up stewardship among asset managers. Willis Tower Watson published a paper summarising research on six large asset managers who collectively ...

AMP, IOOF: Saved by ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... saving both its investments and the reputations of AMP and IOOF following the Royal Commission. In its 2019 Annual Stewardship Report, Martin Currie outlines how it worked with both AMP and IOOF following the Royal Commission to develop an integrated ...