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Investors take charge in C-suite equality

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... increase gender diversity in the executive teams of the ASX200 companies and already has the support of industry heavyweights. HESTA's 40:40 Vision campaign has launched with eight prominent investor signatories who are committed to driving change and ...

Super-backed company develops COVID treatment

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
A biotech company backed by AustralianSuper, HESTA, Hostplus and Statewide Super has developed a new preventative treatment shown to reduce COVID-19 levels by up to 96%. The product, INNA-051, is being developed by Ena Respiratory, and works by stimulating ...

Former Ellerston executive in new role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... manager before taking on the role at L1. Prior to Ellerston, Carter was a project manager of investment strategy review at HESTA and spent 11 years at GAM as head of product marketing and market director of institutional. She spent a decade at Mercer ...

Retail fund satisfaction drops

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... has the highest customer satisfaction rating out of the industry funds, followed by CareSuper, AustralianSuper, Hostplus, HESTA, Cbus, Sunsuper, First State Super and Rest. The highest placed retail fund was Colonial First State followed by BT, OnePath ...

Watermark sheds market neutral fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... Selvaratnam, who left the business in 2018. Alan Sheen also recently left the business, crossing over to superannuation funds as HESTA's head of portfolio management. Its current team includes Aji Matthews and Rhett Dinsdale, also formerly of Credit ...

Super funds accused of chest beating on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... news this week, ClimateWorks released a report on the superannuation sector's momentum to net zero emissions. "In June, HESTA set a portfolio-wide target of net zero emissions by 2050. In July, Aware Super announced plans to divest from thermal coal ...

HESTA adds to leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
HESTA has announced the appointment of a head of portfolio management as it continues to build out its new-look investment team. Alan Sheen has been named as head of portfolio management, the newest addition to the new-look senior investment leadership ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... the list were Future Fund (29), First State Super (61), QSuper (67), UniSuper (74), Sunsuper (94), Rest (108), Cbus (117), HESTA (118), Commonwealth Super Corporation (143), State Super (163), ESSSuper (221), SuperSA (226), GESB (227), and VicSuper (270). ...

Super fund expands investment exclusions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... updated its product disclosure statements to exclude investment in any company that provides services to detention centres. HESTA said the change is part of its responsible investment approach and will come into effect 1 October 2020. "The HESTA and ...

HESTA partners for global equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
HESTA has entered into an international equities partnership with a specialist global manager, expanding on an existing mandate. Martin Currie Investment Management will become the underlying investment manager for a new global equities portfolio for ...