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LGT Crestone hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
LGT Crestone has hired Amanda MacDonald as head of sustainability, joining from Perpetual Private. MacDonald reports to LGT Crestone Wealth Management's deputy chief investment officer Kevin Wan Lum. She is tasked with managing LGT Crestone's ...

Impax Asset Management names APAC sustainability lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
The specialist manager has appointed Nana Li as head of sustainability and ESG for Asia Pacific. Li commenced in the role this month, joining from the Asian Corporate Governance Association, an independent organisation that works with investors and ...

Qantas Super, CEFC back new ESG fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... consumers technology and services which help reduce carbon emissions. A joint statement by Qantas Super and CEFC said sustainability will be the core of the Ellerston 2050 Fund's investment process and that the companies targeted will be assessed on ...

Sri Lanka announces bankruptcy

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... directors for approval. "But due to the state of bankruptcy our country is in, we have to submit a plan on our debt sustainability to them separately. "Only when they are satisfied with that plan can we reach an agreement at the staff level. This is ...

Performance test expansion paused as government announces review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... which purports to champion the role of choice in superannuation and in investment." This story first appeared in FS Sustainability.

Companies' ESG efforts improve

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... almost 8% in response to regulatory and investor pressure, report states. Fidelity's 2022 survey of analysts on sustainability issues capture's the view of 161 investment analysts from across the globe. The report found tangible signs of corporate ...

Maple-Brown Abbott launches Australian small companies fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... business models. The fund typically holds 30-50 stocks that score well on combined earnings-based valuation and sustainability measures, with the focus on diversification and stock specific risk management. It aims to outperform the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries ...

Rest expands sustainability mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... considered under a risk control framework. Commenting on the partnership, Rest head of responsible investment and sustainability Leilani Weier said the ongoing relationship will assist the fund in creating sustainable portfolios for the future. "By tilting ...

Vanguard appoints head of ESG product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
UniSuper governance and sustainability manager Sybil Dixon is departing the fund after 14 years to join Vanguard. Dixon will join Vanguard in August as head of ESG product, a Vanguard spokesperson confirmed to sister publication FS Sustainability. UniSuper ...

July 1 super changes: Are you ready?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... strategies adopted must meet three core objectives: maximise expected retirement income, manage risks related to sustainability and stability, and provide flexible access to funds in retirement.