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HESTA nabs Hostplus executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... delivering strong long-term financial returns for members," Sawtell-Rickson said. "Kim's wealth of expertise across environmental, social and corporate governance will support HESTA to continue its important work." Farrant has been at Hostplus for ...

Rest appoints head of operations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... also held roles at CFS in leadership development and change management. "It's imperative that we navigate complex environmental factors and operational requirements to continuously improve the services we provide to members," Rest group executive, product ...

Aware Super awards $30bn mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... funds," Aware Super chief investment officer Damien Graham said. "SSGA is a world-class investment company with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials that are very aligned to our own. Their proposal offered compelling value for ...

Federation AM awards mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... partner Stephen Panizza added: "Apex share our commitment to driving capital towards assets which will effect real environmental change." "We have received the high level of responsive service we have come to expect from Apex and have been particularly ...

Evergreen partners with Generation Life

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... index, the Evergreen Responsible Investment Grade (ERIG) Index, to identify funds that are genuinely investing with environmental, social and governance factors in mind. "Given the lack of a consistent framework for responsible investing and limited ...

Fund manager creates lead distribution role

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... offer clients." Last September, the fund manager hired Nicholas Varco as the head of ESG to lead the integration of environmental, social and governance factors with the investment team.

How managers win ESG mandates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... 321 financial advisers were surveyed as part of this research. The survey found that 78% intend to invest based on environmental factors in the next 12 months while 46% will invest specifically with corporate governance in mind, 43% will focus on ethical ...

Rest launches low-cost SRI option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... cruelty, gender discrimination, tobacco, gambling, palm oil, controversial weaponry, or have a recent track record of environmental damage, or excessive executive remuneration. Elsewhere, the new option will invest in property assets that have an average ...

Fidante signs on new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... Strategy, which invests in companies providing climate change solutions. It currently also manages the BNP Paribas Environmental Equity Trust, based on Impax Leaders strategy which invests in new energy, eater, waste and resource discovery and sustainable ...

Pensions for Purpose eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... pension funds to coalesce around agreed goals that will lead to a greater scale of investment in solutions to the environmental and social challenges we face, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and social and affordable housing."