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New head of ESG at boutique

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021

... became a signatory to the PRI," Rahmani said. Pringle's appointment follows the departure of Natasha McKean as ESG investment analyst after she decided to take up a position in Brisbane, where she lives, following her maternity leave.

CalPERS adds chief equity officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021

... equality, respect and inclusiveness across the investment office and broader organisation. She will work with the ESG investment team to identify emerging diversity, equity and inclusion issues and opportunities that have the potential to impact the ...

AXA hires from CFS

ANNABELLE DICKSON | MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021

... strategies being in high demand, Bevan's deep industry knowledge and experience, together with AXA IM's diverse ESG investment solutions, will help clients invest responsibly and achieve their investment goals." Last year the firm split its asset management ...

Perpetual AUM climbs, hires in UK

ANNABELLE DICKSON | FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021

... billion increase in total assets under management, reaching $95.3 billion and has made a raft of appointments to its ESG investment manager Trillium Asset Management. International AUM grew 8% over the March quarter, inclusive of Trillium and Barrow ...

Include ESG in BFID: FSC

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021

... retirement outcomes for members in future decades." According to Rainmaker Information, 36 superannuation funds offer ESG investment options. There are 171 such investment options with an estimated FUM on $160 billion.

ESG managed accounts on the rise

ANNABELLE DICKSON | WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021

Financial advisers are turning to managed accounts when looking to implement responsible investment solutions for their clients, new research shows. The latest SPDR ETFs/Investment Trends Managed Accounts Report showed 72% of advisers prefer to use ...

AMP Capital Ethical Leaders dropped by another super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021

... September 2020, Legalsuper and ESSSuper axed AMP Capital Ethical Leaders as the sole manager for their ethical/ESG investment options. In January 2021, LGIAsuper did the same. All three funds awarded mandates to Pendal instead.

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON | FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021

Close to 80% of institutional investors in the Asia Pacific region boosted their environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows. MSCI's 2021 Global Institutional Investor Survey showed ...

Big year for ESG ahead: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021

... the executives manage around $18 trillion in assets. An overwhelming majority (73%) said they plan to increase ESG investment either significantly or moderately by the end of 2021. "The move towards incorporating ESG considerations into investment decisions ...

MySuper performance recovers, hits record high

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021

Default superannuation funds have fully recovered from COVID-induced losses, yet underperformance within the asset classes remains rife, according to new Rainmaker data. Rainmaker's November 2020 MySuper index has reached a record high, bouncing ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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