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Super fund ousts ethical manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... heritage in and ongoing commitment to leadership in responsible investing. Responsible investing aims to include ESG (environmental, social and governance) factors into investment decisions." "The objective of responsible investing is to deliver strong ...

Natixis launches racial equity strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... improve decision-making processes. Companies associated with racial inequality and unequal access to health care, environmental controversies, and discriminatory lending practices are excluded. Non-profit JUST Capital and Venn Diagram Partners assist ...

BlackRock results reveal Aladdin trajectory

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
... integrating capabilities from strategic partners like Clarity AI so clients can understand their investments' social and environmental impact and risks." Recently, BlackRock has made several acquisitions aimed at expanding Aladdin's capabilities. In ...

MySuper performance recovers, hits record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... Super's Innovation and Disruption option topped the international equities category, followed by UniSuper's Global Environmental Opportunities (40.6%p.a.), AustralianSuper's International Shares (14.6%p.a.), Equip MyFuture's Overseas ...

Advice firm merges with boutique

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... from their current advisers, as well as access to a range of enhanced services and investment offerings, such as environmental and social investment and philanthropic structuring provided by Apt Wealth Partners." Tate-Lovery was recently named on the ...

Christian Super recognised for impact investing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... in line with their values and beliefs," he said. "Our impact portfolio contributes to strong positive social and environmental impact in Australia and around the world, all whilst still delivering strong risk adjusted financial returns." Christian Super ...

Super fund shuffles team, investment chief steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
There has been a slew of moves at a retail super fund, including the resignation of its chief investment officer and the appointment of a chief risk officer. Future Super, the super fund focused on climate change action with almost $1 billion in funds ...

Industry fund sees 252% increase in digital advice use

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... interactions since our service began - over the phone or digitally - came in that nine-month period. There are a number of environmental factors that will have helped drive this demand, such as the extreme market volatility earlier this year and legislative ...

Australia bottoms out on fund disclosure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... Experience (GIE) report gave Australia a bottom rating for not adapting to increasing investor expectations around environmental, social and governance (ESG) and stewardship disclosure. Morningstar director of manager research for Australia Grant Kennaway ...

Commonwealth Super awards mandate for new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... partnered to launch a Resource Efficient Core Equity Portfolio (ex-Australia). The portfolio will aim to mitigate environmental risks while targeting a better risk-adjusted return. "CSC seeks to manage all of the investment risks in our portfolio to ...