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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 ...

Financial Standard names editor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... quarterly industry journal, FS Advice, in the same year. The journal's website traffic has grown by 36% under her stewardship. Commenting on the leadership change, Snyder said: "I'm excited to take the next step in Rainmaker's growth story ...

AMP scraps bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... of confidence for AMP's new chief executive within the report, saying: "I am confident with our renewed board, the stewardship of a new chief executive, the commitment of our people and our intention to build from outcomes from the royal commission ...

Cbus director wins trustee award

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... secretary of the CFMEU for the construction and general division. Cbus chief executive David Atkin said through Noonan's stewardship Cbus is on track to save $100 million in investment costs a year by 2021. Noonan accepted the award at the Conference ...

Hermes inks local ESG partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... signed an agreement to share its ESG expertise with an Australian body for asset owners. Hermes Investment Management's stewardship business (EOS) will share engagement insights about Australian and global companies with the Australian Council of Superannuation ...