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Super funds drop Russian assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
Australian superannuation funds are dropping Russian assets in response to its invasion of Ukraine amid escalating global sanctions against Russia. Yesterday Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Senator Jane Hume released a joint statement requesting that ...

Trustees to be quizzed on climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
Many superannuation funds will soon be asked to self-assess how their current practices align to the prudential regulator's guidance on managing the financial risks of climate change. APRA will soon be sending a voluntary survey to medium-to-large ...

NZ Super Fund excludes Russian debt, state-owned holdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... New Zealand government has strongly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and implemented a range of measures in response. "With regard to majority Russian state-owned companies, the investors took into account relevant factors under their respective ...

Online investor numbers continue to climb: Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... pricing features on many emerging platforms," Guiamatsia said. "Features like fractional shares look set to receive a response similar to what we've witnessed in the US, being welcomed by three in five Australian online investors aged under 25." When ...

MSCI downgrades Russia's ESG rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
The global ratings and indices provider has downgraded its ESG Government Rating of Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Russia's rating was downgraded from BBB to B with a negative outlook, and the rating for Belarus was also downgraded from ...

Australia confirms economic sanctions against Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
The Australian government has confirmed its economic measures against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. So far Australia has sanctioned more than 350 Russian individuals, including oligarchs, members of Russian parliament and military commanders. ...

Coterie invests in wealth platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... similar thinking as family offices and HNWs. The fund's structure, which is fully transparent, received a positive response among investors as they have full visibility to the asset before committing capital, he said. Integrated managing director ...

Schroders restructures team, appoints investments lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... years. This will also include leveraging Simon's extensive multi-asset and solution-oriented experience to drive our response to the changing regulatory and market landscape," Hallinan said. "Coinciding with this, Schroders also recently announced the ...

EM investors brace for geopolitical impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... years, we think it is particularly important to note that uncertainty in the pre-war phase is mostly focused on what the response of the superpower nation is going to be (typically, this has been the US) and how this might impact financial market liq ...

CalPERS, CalSTRS face fossil fuels ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... investment strategies to the efforts already made by California, including US$15 billion spent last year across drought response, clean energy, transport and the like. In a virtual press conference, Gonzalez said that while California has made great ...