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AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... via external consultant S&P/Trucost, and has made significant progress in reducing its carbon intensity by 44%, director of ESG and stewardship Andrew Gray said. The super fund's Australian and international share portfolios have emitted 44% less ...

Fund managers' ESG beef

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
Fund managers with a focus on ESG must be wary of supply chains, especially where meat and dairy industry are involved, according to new data. The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index found that the world's largest meat, fish and dairy producers are ...

SASB appoints Australian advisor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... building a network of senior advisors in key international markets to guide companies in meeting investors' focused demands for ESG disclosure," SASB chief executive Janine Guillot said. Jeyaretnam is an environmental engineer and partner in EY's Climate ...

Pension funds told to practice what they preach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... fund boards have not demonstrated available knowledge on responsible investments, and only 16% have completed some form of ESG education or training. However, about one-third of the funds have an employee dedicated to the subject of ESG. VBDO executive ...

New fixed income boutique launches

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... chief investment officer. Kylie-Anne Richards, formerly a portfolio manager at prop trading firm QTR Capital, is the head of ESG. Peter Higgs, founder of Brisbane-based specialist global derivative and currency overlay asset management firm TGM, is the ...

Majority of Aussies want SG rise: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... expect to see a greater proportion of retirees relying less on the Age Pension and more on their superannuation," Fahy said. On ESG factors, the survey found that super members approve of funds being active on ESG issues. About 64% of those surveyed ...

Morningstar's conviction weakened on BlackRock fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... is well supported by BlackRock's global platform and can leverage capital markets, risk and quantitative analysis, and ESG teams, we would prefer them to focus on one strategy." The fund's investment process focuses on high quality industrials ...

AMP Capital ESG lead jumps to Platypus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
... found a new role, after departing the troubled investment giant in October. Kristen Le Mesurier has been appointed head of ESG and engagement at Platypus Asset Management. She was with AMP Capital for more than five years, most recently managing the ...

BetaShares tinkers with ETF lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... Growth ETF (DGGF), Diversified Balanced ETF (DBBF) and Diversified Conservative Income ETF (ASX: DZZF) will start screening for ESG factors, making them the first range of ethical diversified ETFs. The underlying ETFs used will change. The fees for all ...

Super funds bullish on hiring

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... Recruitment activity in the superannuation industry has surged as many want to hire professionals skilled in the areas of data, ESG and risk, Kaizen Recruitment data reveals. Less than 5% of superannuation fund executives told the specialist recruiter ...