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Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... a "niche practice to a systemic consideration." Despite the global economic and political volatility since 2023, asset owners show a renewed effort to anchor finance within the transition to a net-zero economy, the GSIA states in its biennial Global ...

Ex Rest Super exec takes on regional gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
Rob Leck, Rest Super's former head of investment risk, has joined FactSet as regional director for asset owners in the Asia-Pacific. After four years with the superannuation fund, Leck has moved to the global financial digital platform and market ...

ASX releases consultation on shareholder approval requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2025
... refine the scope through research into local transactions, comparisons with overseas exchanges and feedback from asset owners, fund managers, and professional advisers. The consultation paper focuses on four main areas, including the issue of shares ...

More than 75% of asset owners wary of trade disputes

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... Voice of the Asset Owner survey conducted by Morningstar Indexes and Morningstar Sustainalytics reveals how global asset owners are navigating an evolving investment landscape amid global disruptions and climate imperatives. It found that more than three ...

Rest invests $390m in US REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... in recent times. Many traditional lenders in the US have exited the sector, which has provided an opportunity for asset owners to step into this void and help businesses finance their growth." "Sale-and-leaseback transactions can allow business owners ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... reliant on trust. When the music stops The COVID-19 early release scheme created a liquidity event many long-term asset owners hadn't modelled. What had once been considered a manageable trade-off between return and liquidity suddenly looked fragile. ...

Investors 'ignoring' volatility: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... from economic reality." Conlon said asset prices continue to outpace wage growth, leading to increased wealth for asset owners and a widening divide with the rest of the population. "The Australian economy is heavily leveraged, with property prices now ...

Instos committed to ESG despite lower advocacy: BNP Paribas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... transition (63%). Most private capital managers said they believe ESG investing can add value, improve alignment with asset owners, satisfy their stakeholders and enable them to benefit from investment themes around decarbonisation and the shift to a ...

Scientific Beta offers portfolio solution to institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... in multi-manager global equity portfolios as by-products of manager specialisation. Meanwhile, it said Australian asset owners also face challenges in integrating multiple objectives in sustainability portfolios. "Completion portfolios represent a solution ...

JANA executive jumps to Channel

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... worked as a principal consultant at JANA, where he played a key role in advising some of Australia's largest asset owners on investment strategies and portfolio management. During his near two decades with the asset consultant, he served as head ...