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State Street creates head of Australia role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... a front-to-back asset servicing platform," Tahiri said. "With significant, on-the-ground experience working with asset owners and asset managers in Australia and Southeast Asia, Tim and Kevin understand the unique demands of our clients in local markets. ...

Macquarie leads Aussie managers in global ranking

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... managed AUM. Some common thematics playing out in the industry address the growing demand from more sophisticated asset owners for more complex and tailored investment solutions; the outsourcing of chief investment officers, total portfolio approach ...

UniSuper net zero efforts accelerated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... the assets in which they invest." Acquiring renewable electricity is one of the most significant steps real estate asset owners and operators can take when looking to go net zero, he added. "Renewable electricity contracts are now established and cost-effective ...

Eight in 10 asset owners focused on sustainability: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
FTSE Russell's latest survey of global asset owners demonstrates an overwhelming consensus that sustainable investment is now standard. FTSE Russell surveyed 179 global asset owners earlier this year, 19% of which were from the Asia Pacific region. ...

BlackRock warns against reforms based on assumptions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... made clear several points that were assumed in the 2015 study, key among them being that fund manager are not the asset owners and therefore "aggregated regulatory filings are al ill-suited data point for common ownership". "Many early studies on common ...

Investment consultants launch net zero scheme

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... to play our part in contributing to reducing real world emissions alongside like-minded investment consultants and asset owners," Frontier chief executive Andrew Polson said. JANA chief executive Jim Lamborn added: "We are proud to be involved with the ...

Transition to renewables trumps divestment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
Asset owners are increasingly opting to transition to renewable energy rather than take the blunt approach of divestment, an industry event revealed. Mercer senior sustainable investment specialist Jillian Reid spoke at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

UK pension funds commit to manager diversity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
... and investment industry which embodies a more balanced representation of diverse societies". "The charter reflects asset owners' aspirations to see diversity balance at all levels across financial services firms," the group said. "A balanced workforce ...

Mercer partners with platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... partnership with eVestment, a Nasdaq platform and institutional data and analytics specialist. Effective immediately, asset owners will be able to access Mercer's library of public and private markets research, ratings and operational risk assessment ...

Frontier partners with due diligence platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... and centralise asset manager and fund data. The solution is a two-sided platform used by both asset managers and asset owners. It has more than 6500 asset managers in its database. Frontier director of sector research Paul Newfield said: "Having the ...