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50% of advisers now offering ESG advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... portfolio construction, the top five methods advisers use to choose responsible investments include ESG integration, sustainability-themed investing, active ownership, negative screening, and positive screening. The most popular products used include ...

Super trustees face rough seas ahead: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... matters and has real impacts on the outcomes delivered to members. He referenced recent analysis of super fund sustainability that found smaller super funds were more likely to struggle to deliver quality, value-for-money member outcomes into the future. ...

Apollo secures Hostplus mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... activity in APAC for Apollo. Recently, Apollo helped to structure and made a cornerstone investment in a $150 million sustainability-linked note issuance for Ampol in Australia, with targets that included carbon emission reductions and installation of ...

Advice requirements confusing, complex: JAWG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... consumers. It tabled consumer focus, a recognition of professional, regulatory certainty, open data and innovation, and sustainability as its central agreed upon themes. The Joint Associations Working Group submitted: "The Quality of Advice Review should ...

Dimensional launches PIEs in NZ

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... launched two Portfolio Investments Entities (PIEs) for the New Zealand market, targeting investors with specific sustainability goals. The funds went live on June 22. Both named Dimensional Global Sustainability PIE Fund, one is unhedged while the other ...

You can't have it all: Retirement income strategies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... help members achieve and balance three key goals: maximising expected retirement income, managing risks related to sustainability and stability, and provide flexible access to funds in retirement. Challenger general manager, institutional partnerships ...

ESG taxonomy key to achieving policy objectives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... lot more detailed framework which includes whether an activity makes a sustainable contribution to one of the six sustainability areas," he said. When it comes to taxonomy in Australia, Richards said: "We're at an advantage to be able to adapt and ...

ASIC helps issuers avoid greenwashing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... three main improvement areas. The first is use of clear labels, with ASIC stating: "It is fundamental that the sustainability-related label of a product reflects the substance of the product itself. There is a risk of misleading if a fund's name ...

The ongoing evolution of super: Scheerlinck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... first time since 2017, the conference this year is heavy on ESG. The bulk of the conference program is focused on sustainability in one way or another, including discussions on climate change risk, measuring sustainability goals, carbon transition programs ...

HESTA, Mercy Super look to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... Super chief executive Wendy Tancred said the merger is the next logical step for the fund, ensuring strength and sustainability for its members. She added that HESTA was selected due to its strong track record of performance, future sustainability and ...