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PGIM Real Estate appoints ESG lead for APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
... global head of ESG and head of Americas Asset Management, Christina Hill. She will work closely with PGIM Real Estate's local investment teams to implement and manage corporate and asset level ESG strategy as well as lead reporting and assessments. Townsend ...

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
... the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Fund (WEMG) will all track new indices to improve their ESG profiles. For the first time, local investors will have access to an ESG-focused global real estate ETF in DJRE and a reduced carbon emissions emerging markets ...

Advisers optimistic for 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... according to new research. The latest study from Investment Trends shows financial advisers are much more optimistic about local shares than they were last year, with expectations of 3.5% in capital gains in the next year compared to just 1.3% in 2020. ...

ClearView, Manulife to launch retirement products

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... of understanding to partner and development products for the Australian market. The partnership with leverage ClearView's local product development and distribution capabilities with Manulife's global expertise across public and private asset classes ...

Pendal brings Global Select Fund to Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... access one of Pendal's most successful global equities strategy. The fund manager has rolled out the Global Select Fund to local investors, which currently has about US$5.3 billion in funds under management. Pendal says the fund's advantage is that it ...

Cannon-Brookes takes stake in fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The Atlassian co-founder has taken an equity stake in a local impact investment firm. Grok Ventures, the family office of Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes, now owns a minority stake in Melior Investment Management, the local impact investment house founded ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... accountability and focus on tangible outcomes, according to sustainability experts. A significant shift is taking place in the world of ESG investing, Financial Standard's Best Practice Forum on ESG heard this morning, as investors urge companies ...

New head of institutional at T. Rowe Price

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... beyond. Craig's extensive expertise in this area, combined with T. Rowe Price's global ESG capabilities, will shape our local distribution strategy and provide further benefit to clients." Hurt commented on his appointment, saying: "The Australian market ...

Frontier hires former Perpetual head of infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... deeper in-house capabilities. It has sought a new set of clients, including other Asia Pacific institutional investors, local endowments, not-for-profits, high-net-worth investors, and liability-driven investors such as insurers and public pools of money. ...

ETF Securities to list pure play Hydrogen ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... Securities will be the only Australian issuer with a Hydrogen ETF. VanEck offers an ETF on the theme overseas but not in its local business. Chugh expects the ETF to catch the attention of private wealth, advised and retail investors, which he says have ...