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UniSuper's O'Sullivan on what's next

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... $101 billion it sits at now. It manages about two thirds of its investments in-house, of which about $12 billion is "sustainable money", which O'Sullivan says he is proud of even though UniSuper members may not agree with the fund's view on sustainable ...

Top economist Don Stammer to fund UNE scholarship

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... University of NSW. A staunch protector of the environment, he was a director of the Sustainable Investment Research Institute; sat on the board of Australian Ecosystems Foundation Inc (and is now a life member); chaired the Blue Mountains World Heritage ...

Adelaide fund manager adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... legal and economic consultant in the federal treasury, and has also held roles with Sustainable Investment Research Institute and with Buchan Consulting Group in Melbourne. She has a master in property and construction, and a graduate diploma in legal ...

Impact investing in healthcare: American Century

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... of unmet medical needs that should in turn generate returns." The fund measures its portfolio impact against the UN Sustainable Development Goal Three - good health and wellbeing. Li noted the portfolio has four impact themes which are: innovation that ...

Pendal bolsters ESG fixed income capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... AMP's MyNorth platform, which will deliver investors a focus on ESG and investments which adhere to a responsible and sustainable framework.

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... business. "Longer-term, ESG ratings will need to reflect how companies crucial to meeting policy objectives like the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Accord gather themselves to do business in a different way, re-setting course for a habitable ...

Climate threat pushes Aussies to sustainability

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... refrain from "window dressing" to attract and retain investors. "Apart from having strong track records in sustainable investment fund performance, going forward, managers should maintain robust ESG screening processes as investors' awareness increase," ...

Australia Day honours recognise industry stalwarts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... and competitiveness of Australia's financial system. In 2010 Lonsdale led the development of the Competitive and Sustainable Banking System reform package, improving outcomes for consumers and enabling smaller lenders to compete with the major banks. ...

Super fund launches renewable energy investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... Super Growth (Renewables Plus) empowers Australians to bypass political inertia and invest more of their super in sustainable, future-focussed businesses by excluding fossil fuels and increasing allocation to renewable energy and climate solutions. "The ...

Nomura appoints Australian president

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... Markets Research (NICMR), a subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, has established a dedicated research group to focus on the sustainable development of the ESG bond market. "Given the large number of ESG bonds including green bonds issued in recent years, there ...