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Super fund calls social media companies to action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
NZ Super has called on social media companies to do more to strengthen controls, one year on from the horrific Christchurch terror attack. Following the attack, more than one hundred global investors representing approximately US$7.5 trillion of assets-under-management ...

NZ blacklists fossil fuels from super

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
The New Zealand government has hardened its stance on climate change, barring fossil fuel producers from default accounts in its voluntary super system. Approximately 690,000 New Zealanders in default KiwiSaver accounts will no longer have exposure ...

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... Super, Cbus, Christian Super, Commonwealth Superannuation Corp, Future Fund, Future Super, HESTA, Local Government Super, NZ Super Fund, TCorp and UniSuper all have two or more. The report also highlighted an increase in interest in ESG integration across ...

New Zealand retirement system under review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... vulnerable and low-income groups, to the impact of shifting labour forces and declining home ownership rates on KiwiSaver and NZ Super. Commenting on the impact of housing on the review, acting retirement commissioner Peter Cordtz said the commission ...

NZ Super Fund invests in hotels

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... Group. It includes Four Points by Sheraton and Adina Auckland Britomart in Auckland and BreakFree Hotel in Christchurch. NZ Super Fund said it intends to acquire and develop additional sites. Under the agreement, two joint ventures have been created. ...

NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
NZ Super's initiative to pressure social media companies and governments to eliminate terrorist content online has achieved a new milestone, reaching NZ$5 trillion in assets under management and throwing its weight behind a new movement. At a summit ...

HESTA joins ESG social media fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... dissemination of violent and hateful content. Following the livestreaming of the attacks on mosques in Christchurch, NZ Super joined with other New Zealand investors and pension funds to call for action. The group of investors are calling for Facebook ...

NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
Hot on the heels of the passage of new gun laws in New Zealand, the NZ Super Fund has divested all companies involved in the manufacturing of automatic and semi-automatic weapons. The fund confirmed companies involved in the manufacture of civilian ...

NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
NZ Super, which has been active in calling for action on social media companies following the streaming of the Christchurch terror attacks, has responded to new laws passed in Australia. The laws, passed last week, mean that executives of social media ...

Northern Trust eyes super fund trading desks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... which include the $147 billion Future Fund, QIC Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme, Crestone Wealth Management, Mercer, NZ Super and Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB). Paulin says the trigger for Aussie super funds to sign up could be ...