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Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... their super and if the products are serving a specific purpose." In a separate initiative, ACS is engaging with an environmental social and governance (ESG) manager specialising in emerging markets. Block said ACS has invested heavily in renewables and ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... internet companies and high-end manufacturing." The final point, Beautiful China, will precipitate a tightening of environmental regulations, which will in turn affect governance standards at both state- and privately-owned companies. Ultimately, Mio ...

Australia ticks boxes for ultra-high-net-worth individuals

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... investors looking for large-scale land holdings with security of tenure, top-quality management, significant energy and environmental diversification potential and convenient access to the world's fastest-growing food market, it said. Locally, the number ...

Is climate change a risk to retirement savings?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... what steps are being taken to safeguard $977 billion of retirement money from the impact of climate change. The Environmental Audit Committee's inquiry into "green finance" wants to know if pension funds have devised investment strategies to tackle climate ...

MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
MLC and Australian National University will ramp up allocations to alternative assets in 2018, according to latest Preqin research. Preqin highlighted the two Australian firms in its alternative assets outlook report, which surveyed more than 550 institutional ...

Former wealth group chief joins Macrovue

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... where he was managing director and chief executive for five years. Before that, he was national chief executive of environmental NGO Greening Australia. Bristow was also initially head of forestry managing investment schemes at CBA before becoming CommSec's ...

Russell revamps ESG scoring system

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Russell Investments is rolling out a new environmental, social and governance scoring system that aims to identify factors that could materially affect a company's financial performance. Russell argued the new system allows for more accurate predictions ...

AXA IM names head of Australia for real assets business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... IM. He replaces Bob Kelly, who will stay on as a non-executive director and assist in the development of Eureka's Environmental Upgrade Finance business. AXA IM real assets head of Asia-Pacific, Laurent Jacquemin, said: "Kumar has played a significant ...

FTSE Russell launches gender diversity indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
FTSE Russell has launched a series of indices to meet the growing demand for more transparent environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in passive investments. The FTSE Women on Boards Leadership Index Series is designed to integrate a company's ...

Acorns Australia restructures after $150m milestone

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... year, Acorns then introduced the Emerald Portfolio: a diversified portfolio of equities, bonds and cash with an environmental, social and corporate governance overlay. It has exposure to the Russell Investments Australian Responsible Investment ETF and ...