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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 ...

Data letting ESG down: BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... partnerships with Sustainalytics, Refinitiv and Rhodium. Aladdin Climate also launched recently, it will assess the environmental risks that climate change poses to asset classes and investment portfolios. BlackRock said it wants ESG to be "at the heart" ...

Retail default fund tops performance table

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... Prime Super's property option delivered the best returns at 7.7% p.a. for the asset class. UniSuper's Global Environmental Opportunities (14% p.a.) and its Sustainable High Growth (9.6% p.a.) led the way for ESG investing.

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... like Santos, Market Forces asset management campaigner Will van de Pol told Financial Standard. "Some of the major environmental issues the Narrabri project presents are impacts on the water table, including the great artesian basin which is an important ...

Myer Foundation partners with Mercer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "Shared Value posits that corporate success and improved social and environmental conditions are in fact inherently linked - and when achieved together, they can dramatically enhance future prosperity," Myer ...

Pension funds unite for ESG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... and PSP Investments have called on companies and investors to provide consistent and comprehensive reporting of environmental, social and governance (ESG) information, aligned with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board standards and the Task ...