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Sunsuper, QSuper members ask for better climate disclosures

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... zero by 2050, and the fund's base case scenario for a low carbon world. The 141 members are also seeking a copy of QSuper's ESG policy, and the details of their risk management framework for material investment risks such as climate change. "QSuper states ...

Northern Trust AM's stellar year

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... client solutions, Australia and New Zealand Scott Bennett said. "Every mandate we have had in the last two years has been ESG [or] sustainability focused," he said. Northern Trust Asset Management's local business offers 17 strategies, across fixed ...

Aberdeen Standard rejigs Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Aberdeen Standard Investments will relaunch its Australian equities fund, taking it from ESG to tighter SRI criteria. The $40 million fund managed by Michelle Lopez has so far used ESG criteria (which the firm says is embedded in all its strategies). ...

Nuveen drives global ESG capabilities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... natural solutions to counter climate change through farmland investments. Hastings Newsome will also support Westchester's ESG committee to lead innovation and implementation on a broader range of ESG themes across the farmland portfolio, including providing ...

Active funds quell passive flows

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... because of complex tax treatments. Foreign investors are also content with holding Aussie assets via a global fund. In terms of ESG trends, Australia's financial services industry is more muted on sustainability issues compared to the UK and Europe. ...

CSC pivots towards divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... was clear that the fund favours engagement over divestment. "CSC does have a very long record of being actively engaged in ESG matters, but when it comes to things like fossil fuels, we feel CSC is better positioned to not divest but to continue to be ...

Bell AM wins mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... the launch of this new strategy. Our 'Quality at a Reasonable Price' investment approach, combined with our imbedded ESG philosophy, offers investors a unique exposure to an exciting component of the broader global equity market," Bell Asset ...

AMP Capital Ethical Leaders dropped by another super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... the fund have resigned from AMP Capital". Portfolio manager Kristen Le Mesurier exited in 2020, taking a new role as head of ESG and engagement at Platypus Asset Management. QSuper pulled its mandate from AMP Capital Ethical Leaders in July 2020, taking ...

Industry fund awards ESG mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
A $6 billion industry fund has implemented State Street Corporation's ESG Risk Analytics Solution to manage the carbon emissions of its assets. State Street's solution will provide EISS Super with customised ESG performance and risk management with ...

NGS strengthens ESG, ups fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... SRD option had a rough 2020, returning -0.83%. In 2019 the option returned 6.54%. "As part of our continued commitment to ESG principles, we have formally strengthened the exclusions in our SRD option. Previously, while these exclusions were in place ...