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Wholesale investor test changes on ice: Parliamentary committee

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
... future. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services is currently looking into the sustainability of the wholesale investor tests, which are now 22 years old, listening from investors and product providers about any unintended ...

Nanuk fund lists as currency hedged ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... 30. The fund invests in companies that are likely to benefit from or contribute to improving global environmental sustainability and resource efficiency. This includes clean energy, industrial efficiency, food and agricultural production, and waste management. ...

GESB adopts Protecting Your Super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... the 2019 Protecting Your Super reforms - part of a broader suite of changes it's looking to implement to ensure sustainability. This month, the West Australian government passed amendments to State Superannuation Regulations 2001 to align the fund with ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... according to a KPMG report. The report said that stopping companies from making false or misleading claims about the sustainability of their products, whether intentional or not, remains a top priority. Some are creating new policies; others are fine-tuning ...

The University of Sydney Endowment Fund taps new custodian

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... partnership, built on collaboration and trust. We look forward to growing our relationship over time to help deliver our sustainability and growth agenda," Collins said. BNP Paribas head of sales and relationship management for securities services David ...

Macquarie AM, PSP Investments sell AirTrunk stake to Blackstone, CPP Investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024
... also introduced a string of ESG and work health and safety initiatives throughout the partnership, including a sustainability linked loan. Commenting, Ani Satchcroft, co-head of infrastructure for Asia Pacific at MAM, said: "Today's transaction demonstrates ...

IFM Investors recruits chief of staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... chief client strategy officer, she oversaw product development and management, regulatory affairs, and corporate sustainability. Earlier she spent two years at Milliman as a director of insights and strategy, following five years at Challenger, where ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... agricultural productivity and environmental stewardship, adopting a model that supports both economic and ecological sustainability," Silva Capital said. Silva Capital co-managing director Raphael Wood said the group is thrilled to have BHP, Rio Tinto ...

Vanguard, Betashares, iShares neck and neck in battle for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... traded product (ETP) industry and think that simply participating will result in flows rather than assessing the sustainability of their strategies in light of persistency of performance, lack of transparency, and higher fees. "Nonetheless, there are ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... "Timberland represents a unique investment that offers Nest's members the opportunity to combine investment and sustainability goals, which include enhanced portfolio diversification, a hedge against inflation, carbon removal to help mitigate climate ...