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Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024

... for modern asymmetric warfare ensures that this investment theme has a decades-long runway." Catechis said traditionally, ESG-aligned investors have avoided defense companies. However, the Russian aggression in Ukraine has prompted a reassessment, particularly ...

Cbus confirms CFMEU nominations to board

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024

... up extensive skills and experience oversighting contemporary investment and asset management strategies of pension funds, ESG, responsible investment, and fund regulation," the fund said. O'Mara is a re-nomination and former CFMEU ACT boss. He had ...

HNWIs demand alternatives, platforms lack access

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024

... funds (ETFs), which 79% of wealthy investors plan to allocate to in the future. They also see themselves investing more in ESG-related products (33%) and structured products (30%). Advisers who serve clients outside this cohort also expect ETFs (75%) ...

Invesco Advisers pays $26m over false ESG claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024

... Commission (SEC) after it was found to have misled investors as to what proportion of its total assets were invested according to ESG principles. Invesco Advisers was charged with willfully violating the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the SEC said. ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024

... meaningful. KPMG superannuation advisory lead Lisa Butler-Beatty said Australia is likely to follow the UK's lead in tightening ESG-related rules, after the climate-related disclosure regulation was brought in. "The prevention and mitigation of greenwashing ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024

... by the Federal Court for such conduct. In March, the Federal Court found Vanguard misled investors via claims it made about ESG screens applied to its $1.1 billion Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund between August 2018 and February ...

Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024

... "What are the opportunities that play out here, and how do you get an access to them? And it doesn't just mean taking an ESG lens. It's about working with asset managers to make sure that they're picking up on those changes and those opportunities." ...

Macquarie AM, PSP Investments sell AirTrunk stake to Blackstone, CPP Investments

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024

... company's capacity portfolio has also increased from 450 megawatts to over 1.8 gigawatts. AirTrunk also introduced a string of ESG and work health and safety initiatives throughout the partnership, including a sustainability linked loan. Commenting ...

Future Fund annual return 'very strong'

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024

... the organisation has long recognised the importance of environmental, social and governance issues. Further developing our ESG capabilities, and in particular in relation to climate risks and opportunities, is also a focus for the board."

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024

... Global Value Improvers Fund, which aims to provide exposure to undervalued companies and those that are currently improving on ESG measures. This comes after ClearBridge launched its first global equity option earlier this year. ClearBridge portfolio ...

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Funds SA appoints chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN

Funds SA has appointed a new chief investment officer, who will join from Hostplus, to commence in February 2025.

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN

Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new chief risk officer that's set to start in March 2025.

UniSuper has 'some work to get on with' on cyber front: Chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

UniSuper's leadership team has touched on how the fund is strengthening its operations following the extensive system outage in May this year.

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA

Lax superannuation laws make it too easy for perpetrators of domestic violence to access victims' retirement savings, while the current framework for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) enables financial abuse to flourish, a parliamentary inquiry found.

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