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Super giants, investment firms join Future IM/Pact

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... initiatives, so our industry focuses on attracting women to front-line investment roles." UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the fund's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is a key component of its talent management strategy. ...

UniSuper revamps investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
UniSuper investment chief John Pearce has revamped his investment team following the departure of its longtime head of Australian equities, Simon Hudson. Hudson, an industry stalwart, was hired 12 years ago from QIC when Pearce began to build the industry ...

UniSuper makes venture capital play

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... provide around half of all patents created by research organisations in Australia. UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce says that Uniseed was a natural fit and logical choice for the fund. "UniSuper has always championed Australia's thinkers ...

UniSuper net zero efforts accelerated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... customers from volatility in the electricity market," Nunn said. Also commenting, UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said: "This renewable energy agreement demonstrates carbon neutral portfolios can be achieved to maximise the sustainability ...

UniSuper moves on climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... investors like UniSuper has played a significant role in driving that behaviour," UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said. "We strongly believe that engaging with companies and helping them progress toward these targets represents a more meaningful ...

Super fund boss remuneration on the agenda

KARREN VERGARA, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... Michael Pennisi was paid $1.02 million. Among the highest-paid chief investment officers, News Corp found UniSuper's John Pearce was the highest paid among his peers at $1.73 million, while AustralianSuper's Mark Delaney earned $1.63 million ...

Super funds revalue unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... fallen by 6%. In an investment market update released to members earlier this week, UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the fund has a "conservative approach" to liquidity, and as such carried a "relatively low" exposure to unlisted assets ...

UniSuper suspends stock lending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... comfortable lending our shares as we genuinely believe that it adds to market efficiency," UniSuper chief executive John Pearce said. The ability to short-sell adds to liquidity and price discovery in an orderly market, he added. "However, we are now ...

Fossil fuel exposures climb at UniSuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... and Wesfarmers following divestment of their fossil fuel divisions." In August, UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said simply divesting certain holdings is not an effective strategy, at the FSC summit. UniSuper is a signatory to the United ...

Climate policy more than divesting: UniSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... Discussing the impact of climate change on super funds at the FSC Summit this morning, UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce has said simply divesting certain holdings is not an effective strategy. Appearing on a panel discussing the investment ...