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Consultation on faith-based products opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
Treasury has commenced consultation on adjusting how the Your Future, Your Super performance test is applied to faith-based products, releasing draft legislation. Under the legislation, APRA would be allowed to consider the religious affiliation of ...

Octopus launches renewable energy platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Octopus Australia has launched a renewable energy platform for institutional and wholesale investors, with backing from partners including Hostplus. The wealth manager simultaneously closed two funds that are co-investing into a multi-billion-dollar ...

Mirvac to become trustee of AWOF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund investors have voted to replace the trustee and manager of the fund with Mirvac Funds Management. Despite AMP Capital and Dexus putting forward a combined proposal to retain management of AMP's Capital Wholesale Fund ...

New guidance to improve super funds' understanding of ESG risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
APRA has said it intends to issue draft guidance on how super funds can demonstrate clear understanding of ESG risks, manage those risks, and reflect ESG considerations in investment strategy. Responding to submissions to its consultation process for ...

VFMC appoints head of investment risk, absolute returns

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
Victorian Funds Management Corporation has confirmed the appointment of a head of investment risk and absolute returns, as of July 1. VFMC has promoted Mark Aarons who joined the firm in 2018 and has held positions such as head of investment risk, acting ...

Forrest family hires former ART portfolio manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Bruce Tomlinson has joined Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Foundation as investment director after recently leaving Australian Retirement Trust. In the new role, the former ART portfolio manager will report to John Hartman, the chief investment ...

Maple-Brown Abbott launches Australian small companies fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
Maple-Brown Abbott has launched an Australian small companies fund to be managed by Phillip Hudak and Matt Griffin. Hudak and Griffin joined in April after previously managing the AMP Capital Australian Emerging Companies strategy. Maple-Brown Abbott ...

HMC Capital launches alternatives fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
The HMC Capital Partners Fund 1 is an Australian-domiciled unlisted wholesale fund, providing exposure to a portfolio of alternative assets. According to the firm, the fund will target both public and private companies with real asset backing where ...

Foord Asset Management enters Australia, mandates EQT

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
Foord Asset Management has expanded into the Australian market, announcing Equity Trustees as responsible entity (RE) for its local offering. The new Foord Global Equity Australian Feeder Fund invests exclusively in the Foord SICAV- Foord Global Equity ...

Rest expands sustainability mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
The super fund has expanded an existing mandate with Calvert to include a carbon reduction tilt that will cover its entire Australian equity portfolio. Earlier this year, Rest enlisted the help of Calvert Research and Management and Parametric Portfolio ...