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UniSuper moves on climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... oil. Later that year, Pearce said divesting holdings in companies was not an effective strategy. Later in 2020, Market Forces used UniSuper in a divestment campaign aimed at pressuring the fund to divest shares in fossil fuel companies.

Allianz Retire+ chief steps down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... Retire+ was his "biggest challenge yet". Future Safe was launched to meet the needs of retirees by providing access to equity market-like returns and certainty with a range of outcomes. It came after PIMCO and Allianz joined forces in 2018. "I would ...

Hostplus announces board shakeup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... position he was only appointed to on June 4. He is also the chair of Whitehaven Coal. Environmental activist group Market Forces turned up the heat on the super fund to oust Vaile, making him the target of an online campaign. "Mark Vaile is the chairman ...

State Street launches dedicated crypto, blockchain business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... markets role from September. Commenting, Chakar said: "State Street has a major role to play in the evolution of digital market infrastructure and this new division will help us bring our expertise and resources to the conversation." "As digital currencies ...

Jarden and Nomura form alliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
Investment and advisory firm Jarden and investment bank Nomura have joined forces to provide clients shared expertise. Nomura will provide its global network, product capabilities and balance sheet to support clients across equity capital markets (ECM) ...

Active funds quell passive flows

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... sustainability issues compared to the UK and Europe. This is because access to information is more restricted, and the home-market bias leaves investors with fewer assets that would meet global ESG standards, Calastone found. "ESG strategies have been ...

CSC pivots towards divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... transition in all companies that we invest in so we're having an impact on $50 billion of assets under management." Market Forces, the activist group that advocates for super fund divestment, welcomed the news. "CSC has finally belled the cat, stating ...

Montgomery launches two global strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
Montgomery Investment Management is joining forces with a boutique fund manager to offer two global growth strategies to Australian investors. Montgomery will launch two of Polen Capital's growth strategies for local clients. Polen Capital Global ...

Woodside results vindicate divestment argument: Activists

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... Agreement's goal of limiting global average temperature increase to 1.5C or well below 2C above pre-industrial levels." Market Forces executive director Julien Vincent told Financial Standard Woodside's results aren't a surprise, but they ...

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... sophistication of ESG measurement (14%). Smaller investors with less than $25 billion of assets increasing regulations and market volatility are the forces that will impact their investments over the next three to five years. "Institutional investors ...