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Former CFS GAM head in new venture

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
The former Colonial First State Global Asset Management head of responsible investment is gearing up to launch a new sustainable investing solution. Pablo Berrutti is launching Altiorem, a registered charity which will act as an online library and resource ...

VFMC hires investment stewardship lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... investment between 2008 and 2019. Williams has also previously served as a non-executive director for the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). She is a member of the Australian ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES Candriam Sustainable Global Equity Fund Pengana International Fund - Ethical Opp Responsible Investment Leaders Int Share UBS IQ MSCI USA Ethical ETF UBS IQ MSCI World Ethical ETF INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES - ACTIVE CORE Arrowstreet ...

Shareholder activism on the rise

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... strategies, with ESG assets under management represented by signatories to the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment increasing 26% to US$86 trillion in 2019. It also found that ESG-related ETFs increased by 300%.

Faith-based super fund increases fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... increase. Crescent Wealth invests according to Sharia law, which amounts to a stringent ethical and socially responsible investment approach that excludes investments in several areas including arms and alcohol. "To ensure that investments are in accordance ...

UK pension fund expands offering, climate risk policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... millions of people. Setting a 1.5C target is a stronger goal which we will push hard to support," Nest head of responsible investment Diandra Soobiah said. "One of the key benefits of the Climate Aware Fund is that we retain the ability to put pressure ...

JANA dragged into Rest legal stoush

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... received advice and considered that advice in relation to changing policies in line with the Principles for Responsible Investment. Climate change risk management appears to be a key element in the cast, with the court documents stating that Rest should ...

J.P. Morgan secures mandate extension

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... said. "J.P. Morgan will provide the services we need to build on our reputation as one of Australia's most responsible investment managers with a strong focus on performance and value for money." LGS said key services will include the physical safekeeping ...

Pendal appoints impact investment team

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... world-class responsible investing services. "One of our strategic objectives is to become a global leader in responsible investment. The move to 100% ownership of Regnan in early 2019 and now the appointment of a specialist impact investment team demonstrates ...

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
New research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has revealed Australian superannuation funds that engage in responsible investing are outperforming their peers. The report looked at one, three and five-year time frames and ...