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Investment specialist joins sustainable fund manager

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... organisation based in Melbourne. O'Dea said she was excited to join the Lighthouse team, and to deliver socially responsible investment products for institutional investors. "I am delighted to be working with Lighthouse Infrastructure in the role of ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... what super funds are looking for in ESG research, JANA says this has evolved considerably. JANA head of responsible investment research Tim Conly said ESG research is still a risk management framework at its core. "But, it is also increasingly a positioning ...

Major industry events cancelled amid pandemic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... decision to postpone the event in order to protect the health and wellbeing of our attendees," Class said. The Responsible Investment Association of Australasia's conference slated for March 17-18 was also postponed.

Major firms criticised for substandard RI approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
The world's most influential asset managers have adopted a substandard approach to responsible investment, according to a new report. ShareAction, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to making investment a force for good, has ranked the world's ...

Women rule ESG, but gap remains

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... models to light the way," she says. Hostplus head of ESG Kim Farrant says it's important for women in responsible investment to support one another. "Responsible investment isn't a competition to get to an endpoint, it's about creating change ...

UNSW to ditch fossil fuels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... leadership role on climate change," Jacobs said. "Our divestment decision is a clear statement of UNSW's responsible investment intent and the continuation of our long and impressive journey on climate action." Jacobs said that UNSW's research, education ...

Global index creates new ESG role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... providing advisory research on stewardship implementation for pension funds and family office clients, drafting responsible investment policies and integrating sustainability policies into both active and passive portfolios. Fung relocated to Hong Kong ...

Product provider makes big FASEA promise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
Lonsec has released a new product which it says will help financial advisers avoid getting caught out by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority Code of Ethics. Lonsec says it has solutions to help financial advisers meet the Code of Ethics ...

VicSuper PM jumps for industry fund

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... interpersonal skills to the fund. "Kim is a very experienced practitioner, having 15 years' experience as a responsible investment and sustainability professional, combining technical expertise in ESG issues; a commercially minded approach to implementation ...

Future Fund chief to lead IFM Investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... across our asset classes and products, continue to grow and evolve as an organisation, and to be leaders in responsible investment. "The industry super funds movement has now clearly reached a scale where we can attract the very best corporate leaders ...