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Super moves: Future Fund, WTW

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... as director of responsible Investment. Before joining the Future Fund, she was investment director for sustainable investment, APAC at Wellington management. Matthew will report to Kristen, Kirsten Simpson, who leads the dedicated, responsible investment ...

New sustainable real assets boutique eyes housing, aged care

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... fund. At the same time, Socia Investors is looking to work with the not-for-profit sector to incorporate sustainable investment finance for investment in real assets required by the health, aged care, and education sectors. "In the current environment ...

Australian Ethical hires ESG heavyweight

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Australian Ethical Investment has added another sustainable investment professional to its team as it continues to attract more capital. The fund has hired Dan Simpson as a sustainable and impact specialist and the link between the business's investment ...

Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
Members increasingly demand superannuation funds to provide ethical investment options, particularly retirees who want to leave a more sustainable world for the next generation, top super fund leaders say. Attending the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Perpetual Private awards $60m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... Osmosis chief executive Ben Dear said the new partnership was exciting. "As demand for risk-controlled sustainable investment products grows, our innovative approach suits those investors who wish to invest with an environmental focus while seeking better ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Close to 5000 European funds being marketed as ESG hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Close to 5000 funds being marketed as ESG in Europe hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Analysing ...

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... chair Sarah Court said: "This is a significant penalty that sends a strong message to companies making sustainable investment claims that those claims need to reflect the true position." "This case demonstrates ASIC's commitment to taking on misleading ...

CSC-backed fund manager to launch in Netherlands

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... income business," Dear said. "Contrary to many peers that are reducing activity, headcount and commitment to sustainable investment we are seeing increased demand for our specialist research and investment expertise. And despite political rhetoric acting ...

RQI hires research duo

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... respectively. Both Nash and Guido previously worked at BlackRock before joining RQI, where Nash was the head of sustainable investment in Australia and Guido was the portfolio manager for systematic active equities. Scott Hamilton was also promoted to ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), Article 9 funds are 'dark green' strategies which have sustainable investment as their primary objective. However, 'light green' Article 8 funds - products that promote environmental or social characteristics ...