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VFMC investment stewardship lead exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... as special counsel, corporate governance. Prior to that she spent more than 11 years at UniSuper in governance and sustainable investment. Williams is taking a break from full-time work, working as an independent consultant including as a strategic advisor ...

Metrics Credit Partners joins climate partnership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... $15 billion to borrowers across different industries. "It's great to see a shift in Australia's commitment towards sustainable finance. Together, with the help of asset managers like Metrics, championing sustainability in private markets, we can be more ...

Sustainable SMAs added to Macquarie Wrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... and the Dimensional Sustainability High Growth Model Portfolio have been added to the platform, alongside the Pendal Sustainable Moderate Managed Portfolio, Pendal Sustainable Balanced Managed Portfolio and the Pendal Sustainable High Growth Managed ...

Stewart Investors launches fund, drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... this," he said. "Our goal is to offer a low-cost, active investment strategy run with a world-leading approach to sustainable development that has evolved over decades. We launched our first sustainability fund in 2005. "We are excited by the quality ...

Eight in 10 asset owners focused on sustainability: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
FTSE Russell's latest survey of global asset owners demonstrates an overwhelming consensus that sustainable investment is now standard. FTSE Russell surveyed 179 global asset owners earlier this year, 19% of which were from the Asia Pacific region. ...

Cannon-Brookes takes stake in fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... "Mike, Annie and the Grok team share our view that public companies play a critical role in building a better, more sustainable future given their scale," she said. "Raising ESG ambition in corporate Australia is vital to solving the problems we face ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... action towards signing up to the Paris Agreement. "All of these triggers have resulted in significant inflows into sustainable ESG investment funds... We also know that 33% of global equity inflows this year have gone into ESG funds and now one in eight ...

Regulation, industry to curb greenwashing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
The funds management industry, along with policymakers, must improve classifications of sustainable funds to prevent greenwashing, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF's Global Financial Stability Report said that $20 trillion ...

JANA makes senior appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... important to me that I belong to an organisation that is committed to giving back and working towards a better, more sustainable future," Fernando said. "The challenges facing the NFP sector are complex and fast-changing. I look forward to sharing my ...

Pension funds acquire forestry asset

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... Wenita's management team will help identify new ways to add value to the business including implementation of our sustainable landscape investment approach," New Forests senior managing director, Australia, New Zealand and the US Mark Rogers said. "Having ...