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AMP Capital restructures real estate arm

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... the finance, global strategy, business planning, strategic planning and risk functions. Chief operating officer Kylie O'Connor is set to take on an increased fund management focus as chief operating officer and managing director separate accounts, which ...

Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... for ESG integration, only 34 were recognised as having demonstrated a leading approach. RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said: "The findings of our report refute any misconception that investing responsibly comes at a cost in terms of performance ...

NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... something like the streaming of the attacks from happening again. NZ Super's head of responsible investment Anne-Maree O'Connor said in response to the new Australian laws: "Regulation is a response to situations where companies have abused their social ...

Australia, New Zealand leaders in responsible investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... NZ Sustainable Finance Forum will both play important roles in recommending policy to further accelerate this growth," O'Connor said. The report also showed that in Japan sustainable investing assets quadrupled from 2016 to 2018. Australian responsible ...

New Zealand investors call for action after attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... investment. Also speaking to Financial Standard chief executive of Responsible Investment Association Australia, Simon O'Connor said that the current situation with Facebook is an example of the challenges of truly responsible investing. O'Connor said ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... issue and explore with them ways that Facebook can do better, and how to get them to do better." According to Simon O'Connor, chief executive of Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), these concerns about Facebook are an example of ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, while underpinning economic stability and prosperity for Australia." Simon O'Connor, chief executive of the Responsible Investment Association Australia will also co-chair. "Issues such as climate change and ...

Top staff at Regal get equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... ability for key staff to participate in the growth of the business," Regal Funds Management chief executive Brendan O'Connor told Financial Standard. "We can now offer equity to retain existing staff and also to attract new talent on the board. It ...

Cbus director wins trustee award

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... were all re-elected. AIST President, Catherine Bolger welcomed the new appointees and thanked outgoing directors Michael O'Connor, Debby Blakey and Gerard Noonan for their hard work and commitment to AIST and the profit-to-member super sector.

NZ Super makes transparency play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... resolutions across the 6000 listed companies the fund holds shares in. NZ Super Fund head of responsible investment Anne-Maree O'Connor said the change brought the fund in line with investment managers around the globe who already allow stakeholder access ...