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S&P launches new ESG tilted NZ index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... in ESG. For example, there has been increased attention to how responsible default providers for KiwiSaver (New Zealand pension funds) are with their investment portfolios," S&P APAC lead of ESG indices Ryan Christianson said. "Another example is the ...

Eliminating debt prioritised over pension contributions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... study from the US finds that workers would rather pay off debt than contribute as much as 10% of their salary to their pension plan. J.P. Morgan Asset Management's annual survey found that 65% of employees haven't been able to contribute to their retirement ...

DWS Group hires client coverage head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
DWS Group has appointed a head of client coverage for APAC to lead all coverage and provide investment solutions to institutional and wholesale clients. Vanessa Wang will commence the role on September 1 and will be based in Hong Kong. Wang will report ...

Active Super returns 23%

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... returns in its 24 year-long history in accumulation high growth (23.69%), retirement high growth (23.76%) and account based pension (26.96%). Turnbull said the fund tilted 2-3% of its assets away from defensives to equities during the year, which contributed ...

Capital Group managing director exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... to transfer from Australia to the North American office, where he worked as a consultant in institutional brokerage and pension funds for five-and-a-half years. The relationship with Capital Group continued when Hennessy moved to CIBC World Markets and ...

BNY Mellon acquires Milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... decades and the industry innovation we've delivered for asset managers, fund administrators and asset allocators including pension funds, life companies, fiduciaries and multi-asset product providers," Milestone chair Geoff Hodge said. "We have made ...

KLP divests Israeli-linked settlement firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
Norway's largest pension fund KLP has offloaded 16 companies that operate in banking, construction, infrastructure and telecommunications in Israel connected to occupying Palestinian territory. The pension fund announced on June 5 that following failed ...

QSuper, IFM bid for Sydney Airport

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... EUR 5 billion offer for a 22% stake in Spanish energy company Naturgy Energy Group and along with Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board is set to acquire 100% of Enwave (Canada), the second co-investment for the firms, from Brookfield Infrastructure ...

Aware Super joins APG in Spanish property firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
The industry fund has committed â,¬600 million to a firm in the Spanish residential rental market, joining Dutch pension fund APG as an equal shareholder. Vivenio Residencial Socimi S.A. develops, acquires and manages residential rental properties ...

UK pension funds pushed to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The UK pension sector is experiencing similar pressure to that being felt by Australia's super funds, with the pensions regulator asking defined contribution (DC) funds with less than £5 billion in assets being urged to merge. In September last ...