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Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... sustainability up to scale," Birgden added. "The global team I managed has now become a wonderful group of dedicated sustainable investment specialists, numbering about 60 people. Over the past 20-plus years, I also experienced opposition and was dismissed ...

A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
In its recent Sustainable Investing Trends report, Morningstar Sustainalytics provided a comprehensive review of sustainable investing in 2025 and market insights for the new year. Characterising 2025 as an "undeniably challenging year for ESG and sustainable ...

NGS Super backs Gresham House forestry platform

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... investors. The strategy's investment and asset management approaches will be guided by Gresham House's Sustainable Investment Policy and Forestry Charter. This code follows national and international sustainable forest management standards and has embedded ...

Super moves: ART, TCorp, Future Fund, QIC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... Volkmer said. "Looking forward to collaborating with colleagues and peers across the industry to advance sustainable investment across capital markets." After three years at QIC, working with the private markets team, Anne Kuleshova has quit and is moving ...

Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... investments have reached US$16.7 trillion, jumping 49% over the last two years, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA), finding that the sector has moved from a "niche practice to a systemic consideration." Despite the global ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... securities and has no plans to talk about or think about divesting. "There is a provision in the fund's Sustainable Investment Framework that says that it will only change its investment on ethical grounds. It will only divest from a company or from ...

Tim Unger to depart ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... He worked in several roles, including manager research, portfolio construction, client consulting, and sustainable investment. Unger was also previously a member of Willis Towers Watson's investment think-tank, the Thinking Ahead Group, which advocates ...

Ex-Qantas Super private markets lead lands new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
... capital, and impact. He brings over 18 years of experience in financial services, with particular expertise in sustainable investment and ESG integration. His career includes previous roles at PwC and Goldman Sachs, as well as a position as finance director ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... These conversations will help share expertise from the UK and Australia on topics such as fund labels for sustainable investment products, climate-related financial disclosures, transition planning, and the opportunities presented by enhanced data in ...

Alternative Investment Awards winners announced

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... Fund. Best Private Debt Manager was awarded to Mosaic Private, while Metrics Credit Partners was named Best Sustainable Investment Manager. BlackRock won Best Offshore Manager Operating in Australia, while Pinnacle Investment Management won Best Investor ...