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Best super, pension fund revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... products, and asset classes that include growth, balanced, moderate (capital stable), equities, property, bonds, cash and ESG investment options. The awards also consider three, five and 10-year performance, as well as the 12 months to 30 June 2020. ...

Mercer restructures fees, asset allocation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... there will be more consistency in the fee structures across employment and retirement, Mercer said. Also from April next year, ESG products will be simplified and there will be greater visibility of Sustainable Plus products, which are subject to a wider ...

BlackRock to buy equity index firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... after the acquisition. Aperio's personalisation capabilities will provide tax-managed strategies across factors, indexing and ESG preferences across all asset classes. BlackRock said it will operate Aperio as a separate brand within its US wealth advisory ...

Myer Foundation partners with Mercer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... March this year to help implement a substantial portfolio restructure as part of the Myer Foundation's goal of achieving 100% ESG investment by November 2022. Former Myer Foundation president Martyn Myer, who stepped down recently after 11 years in the ...

AMP Capital drops fees on listed property fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... managers Genevieve Murray and Emily Woodland announced their resignations in August. It said has since started to rebuild the ESG team with a view of extending its focus beyond equities and to other asset classes. It also pulled its four active ETFs ...

Pension funds unite for ESG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... In an unprecedented move, eight of Canada's largest pension funds have come together to push for a standardised approach to ESG reporting to strengthen investment decision-making. Issuing a joint statement for the first time, the chief executives of ...

HNW platform adds Europe ESG strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
Stropro is offering wholesale investors access to a Societe Generale indexed strategy that includes 43 companies expected to benefit from Europe's transition to cleaner energy. The unlisted strategy's holdings include Siemens, Schneider Electric, and ...

AMP Capital appoints NZ lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... appointed a new managing director and head of clients for its New Zealand business. Rebekah Swan, currently NZ head of product and ESG investment specialist, is set to step into the role having been with AMP Capital for close to 19 years. AMP Capital ...

Wells Fargo sets sights on Aussie super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... Australia, and in particular within the superannuation industry." Flood said for the moment the global firm is focused on providing ESG-centric small cap, all cap and global small cap options. "We have both fundamental equity as well as systematic equity ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... preferences of consumers, for ASIC to consider strengthening its Regulatory Guide to facilitate meaningful disclosures on ESG and ethical considerations in investment products, and for super funds to disclose their portfolio holdings within 90 days of ...