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Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... Responsible Investment's signatory base. The only Australian fund to receive an award, First State Super has taken out the ESG Incorporation Initiative of the Year Award. First State Super, along with HESTA, Cbus, Local Government Super, VicSuper ...

More climate risk action needed: SSGA

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
State Street Global Advisors said it has prioritised a deeper examination of ESG integration across its investment strategies as it released its Annual Stewardship Report for 2019. While environmental, social, and governance considerations has always ...

Industry fund adds to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
A $9 billion industry fund has hired its first ESG lead on its investment team as it ramps up efforts in the area. Australian Catholic Superannuation Retirement Fund has hired Louise Bradshaw from Eaton Vance who will be responsible for setting the ...

Super fund bolsters leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... our members' behalf." "We're delighted to have someone of David's credentials on board to further refine and implement our ESG strategy and look forward to working with him." In addition to JCP, Humphreys has also previously held senior roles with Suncorp ...

Beware dodgy auditors, sudden CFO moves: Plato

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... listed company being audited by a small, unknown accounting firm is considered a red flag. The red flags system also includes ESG considerations: poor labour conditions and being a polluter triggers red flags. Plato monitors companies daily to find red ...

Hejaz climbs Islamic fund ladder

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... pig products, alcohol, media, weaponry, tobacco and gambling, making the screening process more stringent than traditional ESG investments, it said. Companies it invests in must have debt-to-market-cap ratio debt below 30%, and tangible assets above ...

Climate policy more than divesting: UniSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... communities support for supporting longer-dated environmental aims waxes and wanes as we've seen here politically." The rise of ESG, Howitt said, reflects how the political process frustrates citizens searching for action on things which matter to them. ...

Managed funds versus the ASX 200

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... AMP Capital, Aberdeen Standard and Vanguard had one each. Interestingly, of the ones that outperformed the index, three were ESG funds (Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund, AMP Sustainable Share Fund and Australian Ethical Diversified Shares). The research ...

Industry fund awards $150m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... CBA fund $15 billion of low energy carbon projects by 2025. Sunsuper chief investment officer Ian Patrick said: "We believe ESG integration is consistent with better investment outcomes, and has the ancillary benefit of contributing to a better future ...

Future Fund voted down Pinnacle equity grants

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... non-executive director at MFG's board. Future Fund released the details of its proxy voting yesterday as a part of its ESG disclosures. In all, it voted against 102 resolutions put to shareholders in FY18. This financial year, the "against" votes ...