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Super moves: Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... two decades of experience spanning investment, consulting, and academia, backed by a doctorate in responsible investment and ESG integration in funds management. The appointment caps a high-profile career that has seen Young-Ferris build ESG practices ...

Instos committed to ESG despite lower advocacy: BNP Paribas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
The BNP Paribas ESG Survey 2025 found most institutional investors remain committed to sustainable investing, while also moving towards more specific ESG-related investment themes to ensure both return and impact. The survey revealed that while there ...

Cbus Super makes key ESG hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
High-profile sustainable finance specialist Camille Wynter has taken on the role of ESG integration lead at Cbus. She will be part of the responsible investment team and report to Ros McKay. Wynter succeeds Talieh Williams, who left in March to become ...

Pension leaders urge US 401(k) plans to embrace private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... holding. It noted funds are investing in data centres, urban development, green infrastructure, and housing solutions with ESG overlays.

ASFA, JANA release draft guidance on operational due diligence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... enhancing guidance for independent reviewers, and an expansion of review criteria across several metrics including IT security, ESG factors and business continuity to align with CPS 230. Other aspects like the introduction of a newly designed format ...

Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... external factors have emerged alongside to drive up costs. End-clients have been demanding new products, especially in the ESG space (45%)," the report read. "Digitally savvy self-directed investors need superior tech-enabled client experience (42%). ...

Financial Standard names Investment Manager of the Year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... were the other investment managers to win multiple awards. Acadian won in the international equities (high active risk and ESG) category for its Acadian Global Equity Fund. MLC Asset Management took the multi-asset (capital stable and balanced) with ...

Top companies, chief executives ranked by fund managers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... across categories: chief executive, chief financial officer, investor relations professionals, investor relations program, ESG, and company board. BHP posted the highest overall weighted score for most honoured company, with Macquarie Group, Aristocrat ...

Perpetual promotes two to strengthen fixed income team

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... continue in his role as portfolio manager for the Perpetual Diversified Income Fund, Perpetual Credit Income Fund and Perpetual ESG Credit Income Fund. Simultaneously, Perpetual Trust Services, the responsible entity (RE) for PCI, has named Greg Stock ...

Aware Super beefs up sustainability team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... stint at MLC Life, she spent the previous three years at U Ethical. While at the investment house, she led the integration of ESG data and the UN Sustainable Development Goals into the investment process and managed the firm's active stewardship ...