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Results out: 13 funds fail YFYS performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... According to Rainmaker, Christian Super is one of the least volatile MySuper products in the market and, compared to other ESG products, its MySuper is in the best 10 for top risk-adjusted returns. "Australian Catholic Super's test result is similarly ...

The next 20 years in Aussie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... State Street's head of the asset manager segment in Asia Pacific Neil Macdonald says active ETFs, thematic products and ESG will dominate the ETF industry in the years to come. Macdonald joined State Street earlier this year from KPMG, and now works ...

Fear of greenwashing worse than reality: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
With much hysteria around greenwashing as ESG becomes increasingly important to investors, S&P has issued a new report theorising concern about greenwashing is often misplaced. In the report, S&P noted that greenwashing or sustainability-washing concerns ...

Perpetual hires distribution lead, ramps up expansion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... Mewhinney & Strauss and 100% of Brightsphere International, which was rebranded to Trillium Asset Management and has a UK-based ESG team. The major acquisitions saw the group's assets under management jump 246% to $98.3 billion, its full-year 2021 ...

Evergreen launches RI index

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA) Responsible Investment Spectrum as a foundation. RIAA sets out seven RI capabilities: ESG integration; negative screening; norms-based screening; active ownership; positive screening; sustainability-themed ...

Active Super awards back-office mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... as well as more demand from our members to answer specific investment questions," he added. The super fund will expand its ESG and sustainability reporting capabilities over the coming months. Active Super enlisted consultant Cutter Associates to vet ...

Frontier hires former Perpetual head of infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... investors, and liability-driven investors such as insurers and public pools of money. It has also accelerated its investment in ESG, governance and technology capabilities, hiring heavily throughout the last year.

ETF Securities to list pure play Hydrogen ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... the sector benefiting from net-zero emissions commitments. The ETFS Hydrogen ETF will track the Solactive Global Hydrogen ESG Index and invest in stocks of pure play hydrogen listed companies. It is priced at 0.69% p.a. in fees. The company expects the ...

Fidelity nabs ESG expert from HESTA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Fidelity International has bolstered its sustainable investing and ESG expertise with a hire from industry super fund HESTA. Daniela Jaramillo has been appointed as director, sustainable investing, based in Melbourne, in what is a newly created role ...

Booming market for financial services jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... private lending, and wealth management. The firm said there was strong demand in investment research, investment operations, ESG/responsible investment, client services & administration, data & performance analytics, marketing, and risk & compliance. ...