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Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... Hegarty added that responsible investing touches all corners of finance. From private markets to passive strategies to credit - ESG tools can be integrated rigorously and credibly across a spectrum of asset classes. The latest Benchmark Report shows ...

Prime Super calls time on sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... Introduced in 2019, Rainmaker Information data shows the option 6.9% in the five years to March end, ranking 20 th among super fund ESG options when the median return was 7%. Over three years, it's 21 st with a return of 3.3%; the median return was 4.8%. ...

Third Link adds three underlying Aussie equity managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... High Conviction Fund has outperformed the market by 5.8% per annum since 2013, is supported by deep fundamental research and ESG integration that aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index. It now manages over $1.5 billion in funds under management. ...

Mercer Super recruits whistleblower as risk chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... keep an eye out - job advertisements will begin appearing shortly." Last August, Mercer Super was fined for making misleading ESG claims about the sustainability of its investment options. The fund agreed to work on its risk management culture and practices ...

Super moves: QIC, VFMC, ESSSuper, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... diligence process for acquisitions. At JLL, Walsh sat with the valuations and advisory team. After four years at Aware Super, ESG manager Louise Bradshaw has switched superannuation funds. She has joined CareSuper, where she will serve as a responsible ...

Analyst promotions: TCorp, Future Fund, CareSuper, Fidante, First Sentier

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... address sustainability challenges and avoid the headwinds of the energy transition. Previously she worked with Sustainalytics in ESG research and sustainable finance in Europe and Asia Pacific. Over at Fidante Partners, investment analyst Michael Kretchmann ...

Australian Ethical hires ESG heavyweight

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Australian Ethical Investment has added another sustainable investment professional to its team as it continues to attract more capital. The fund has hired Dan Simpson as a sustainable and impact specialist and the link between the business's investment ...

New gig for Challenger's ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... Charlotte O'Meara as the head of responsible investment. The annuity provider said O'Meara is tasked with leading the ESG framework across the investment teams at Challenger, helping the life and funds management businesses integrate ESG factors ...

DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... claims the asset manager was making misleading public statements about its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. In a statement to FS Sustainability at the time, DWS called the allegations "unfounded" and said it "firmly ...

Plenary names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... the business has matured significantly as a corporate. Making considerable progress in our approach to sustainability and ESG, gender and other diversity and inclusion initiatives, our reconciliation journey with First Nations Australians, and many other ...