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Pension fund backs Aussie insurance distributor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
A major Canadian pension fund has taken a 33.4% stake in the Greenstone, the Sydney-based distributor of several retail insurance brands. Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has reached an agreement to acquire the stake from fellow Canadian pension ...

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is concerned but not alarmed at the growing cases of Delta variant infections that's wreaking havoc on the lives and livelihood in Australia's two biggest states - New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria (VIC). ...

Sunsuper, QSuper finalise executive team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
The funds have announced two new hires as they work towards finalising their merger and the creation of a $200 billion Queensland mega fund. Anthony Rose has been appointed chief financial officer, and Helen Jackson has been appointed chief people officer. ...

New RE mandate for Equity Trustees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
Equity Trustees has been appointed as a responsible entity for a wealth manager launching a new offering in Australia. Haven Wealth Partners has appointed Equity Trustees as it launches its first fund in Australia. The Haven Wealth Partners Ethical ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
The $174 billion manager owned by industry funds will reduce the carbon footprint of its infrastructure assets by 40% by 2030, as it heads down the path to net zero by 2050. IFM Investors has set its interim emissions reduction target for the infrastructure ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... forward-looking metrics about transition capacity strategy, governance, types of spending [and] we also have better metrics around green revenues in the solution side," she said. The number of superannuation funds committing to net zero shows no signs ...

Forrest pitches a green Fortescue to super funds

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
In his keynote address at the AIST's investment conference, Andrew Forrest said Fortescue is ready to go green by 2030 and it's the best opportunity for super funds to get exposure to green hydrogen. He said Fortescue will release its scope ...

Fear of greenwashing worse than reality: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
... which companies or financial instruments conform to a given set of ESG standards," S&P said, discussing the labelling of green bonds specifically. "According to the Journal of Environmental Investing Report 2020, there are more than 20 different labels ...

80% of instos find sustainability difficult

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
A survey of institutional investors, representing $26.8 trillion in assets, conducted by Schroders has found 80% of global institutional investors find sustainability challenging. Schroders surveyed 750 institutional investors, including 205 in Asia ...

New role for Future Super co-founder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
The former chief executive and co-founder of Future Super has a new role with a green financier. Kirstin Hunter has been appointed chief people, risk and legal officer at Brighte. Brighte is a green financier which last year raised $100 million led ...