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Hostplus member experience lead to exit

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
... years working with this incredible fund and many passionate, dedicated and inspiring colleagues over that time," he said on social media. "I'm immensely grateful for and proud of the opportunities I've had to lead or contribute to many of Hostplus' ...

GESB debuts first sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... investments on behalf of members to help them achieve a quality retirement," the fund said. "While we take environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account when making decisions across the portfolio and throughout the investment process ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... "Direct lending has emerged as a strong investment proposition, while regional insurers continue to seek exposures to green, social and sustainable bonds." Sustainability is increasingly central to global insurers' investment strategies, particularly ...

Rainmaker names ESG leader super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... Rainmaker Information. The ESG Leader Rating is earned by Australia's best super funds that are implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles to a high level, while having a track record of strong investment performance. Australian ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... highest 20% growing at four times the rate of the lowest, new research suggests. A new report by the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) shows from 2003 to 2022, the average wealth of the highest ...

First Australians Capital appoints managing partner, receives $9m backing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... appointment of Saulo, who has over 18 years of experience in finance, international engagement, economic development, and social impact, completes its new leadership team. Prior to FAC, he was the first Indigenous person to be appointed an Australian ...

HESTA pumps $100m into BTR project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... located at 402 Macaulay Road, Kensington. The development will comprise 362 mixed-tenure dwellings encompassing affordable, social, market-rate, and specialist disability housing, close to public transport and major hospitals. HESTA chief executive Debby ...

NGS Super to debut retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... challenges that this brings. We should be finding ways to make our members confident in retirement, it's a really important social issue and super funds have got an incredible responsibility to help their members," Previtera said. "From our perspective ...

Ironbark launches global infrastructure fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... direction of our businesses." EagleCrest Infrastructure invests across a range of infrastructure segments such as digital, social, and energy transition. "We fundamentally believe that infrastructure is a long-term asset class," Osorio said. "So, we ...

Ninety-seven super products fail performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... outcomes and address some elements which have impacted this year's performance test results. "Additionally, the investment teams under the proven leadership of our chief investment officer Dan Farmer, have been working through a simplification program ...