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What instos want from managers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... One of the big shifts in attitude among institutional investors is the thinking around financial incentives for sustainability performance. Now, 95% of investors said they support the inclusion of sustainability performance metric in short-term incentive ...

WTW launches working group

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... specific set of objectives, he added. As part of the working group's efforts, it is challenging investment managers on sustainability and has developed a set of guiding principles to help formulate their own frameworks, including assisting them report ...

MLC Life hires general manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... general manager of product pricing and retail insurance proposition on May 3. Hinton is responsible for ensuring the sustainability of MLC Life Insurance's portfolio, including the new income protection product that will launch later this year. She reports ...

Rise of the mega funds continues

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... KPMG noted the key issues for mergers this year is maturing regulatory and government settings, business model sustainability, separation and integration, globalisation and rising member expectations.

First Sentier launches ESG debt strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... term investments and global credit Tony Togher. Now investors can gain exposure to a diversified portfolio of ESG/sustainability-linked loan assets, and strategic access to the loan asset class, First Sentier said. MUFG Bank's co-head of debt capital ...

Life industry to launch framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... requirement. By 2023, all claims professionals are expected to achieve four Certificate IV competencies including ethics; sustainability; products and services; and law and regulation with all underwriting professionals by 2024. TAL chief executive Brett ...

Nuveen APAC lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... head of asset management for Australia. Nuveen recently appointed Cristina Hastings Newsome as the new head of sustainability for its subsidiary Westchester Group Investment Management. Based in London, she supports Westchester's response to rising ...

Fidante signs on new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
Challenger's multi-boutique business will distribute the $54 billion Impax Asset Management's sustainability strategies in Australia and New Zealand. UK-based Impax manages environmentally focused investment strategies in listed and private markets. ...

Pensions for Purpose eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... require an international approach," Donovan said. Pensions for Purpose was founded in 2017 and focuses on impact, sustainability and ESG investing. It offers training, roundtables and events and member forums via an online platform, the firm said. "We ...

ClearView bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... mainly to IDII but not exclusively, has forced insurers to review their products and pricing with a greater focus on sustainability. This renewed focus is good for long-term customer outcomes and, in turn, the industry's viability."