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First Sentier launches infrastructure fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... to lobby for change. Through this engagement, we seek to highlight areas for potential improvement, encourage disclosure on ESG issues, and commend companies that are making progress in this area," Myatt said. "We view this approach as being an important ...

Redpoint launches equity income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
... dividend income, he said. "Our quantitative approach combines multiple perspectives, including income capture, stock selection, ESG sustainability and tax awareness within one risk managed portfolio," Cappetta said. Fund manager GSFM has a 49% stake ...

Natixis hires sustainable investing lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
... joins from affiliate Mirova. Nathalie Wallace joins on September 1 and will be responsible for leading the fund manager's ESG commitments across its distribution network, affiliate managers and other industry-wide initiatives. Based in Boston, she ...

Lifecycle MySuper outperforms single strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... except the 60-year-olds. Retail MySuper products outperformed industry fund equivalents by 3.8% points during the period. ESG options fell behind non-ESG equivalents by 1.4% points in the 12-month period. Overall, the median returns across 64 workplace ...

Investment Trends adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
... decision making," Guiamatsia said. Investment Trend publishes research on areas such as adviser technology, managed accounts and ESG. Its managed accounts report published last week said, over the last five years, the proportion of financial advisers ...

Super fund chair outlines future strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
Catholic Super and Equipsuper's Danny Casey has told Financial Standard of the funds' increased commitment to ESG and plans to double membership, as he settles into the role of chair. Speaking with Financial Standard just weeks after taking ...

Governance Institute of Australia names chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... regulation at ASIC between 1998 and 2004. Some recent appointments include a directorship at Freedom Insurance Group and leading ESG research firm Regnan for a year. Vamos is currently a non-executive director of Mercer Superannuation Australia. Vamos ...

New head of ESG at boutique

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
A boutique investment manager has hired a new head of ESG from BT. Emma Pringle has been appointed the head of ESG at Maple-Brown Abbott (MBA). Pringle had a 14-year long career at BT, most recently as head of customer governance and sustainability. ...

New emerging markets ESG fund at Dimensional

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
Dimensional's sustainability suite is being expanded with the introduction of a new emerging markets fund with an ESG filter. In what Dimensional says is one of the first of its kind in Australia, the fund manager has launched the Emerging Markets Sustainability ...

Greenwashing scrutiny needed: Evergreen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... the extent of greenwashing in the investment management industry should be commended, according to Evergreen Consultants. "ESG or responsible investing is arguably the single largest trend in the investment universe today," Evergreen founder Angela Ashton ...