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Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) last year clarified that it expects super funds to demonstrate an understanding of ESG risks and opportunities in investment activities. The regulator also demanded that funds demonstrate how stewardship activities ...

Multiple moves in Aware investments team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... selection and analysis, and portfolio construction. She also has significant experience in researching and analysing ESG risks and opportunities. In her role at First State Super, Cornwell worked within the fund's growth team. As portfolio manager ...

APRA toughens stress testing frequency, valuation stance

KARREN VERGARA, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... providers. APRA is also ramping up its monitoring of ESG considerations. Super funds must demonstrate an understanding of ESG risks and opportunities in investment activities and demonstrate how stewardship activities generate value in investments. They ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary issue?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... asset managers can incorporate the most meaningful and material information into the investment process. This includes ESG risks, as well as more traditional risk categories such as operational, market, liquidity, credit, currency, and inflation. Despite ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... Strategy, a spokesperson said. "We are an active owner and believe that engaging with companies as a shareholder on ESG risks is one of the most effective ways of protecting members' interests," a Rest spokesperson said. "Rest engages with companies ...

AI in ESG: Risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... up processes and making fast work of huge amounts of data, and investors and businesses need to analyse the material ESG risks and opportunities of AI. With an expected annual growth rate of 37.3% between 2023 and 2030, AI offers significant investment ...

New guidance to improve super funds' understanding of ESG risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
APRA has said it intends to issue draft guidance on how super funds can demonstrate clear understanding of ESG risks, manage those risks, and reflect ESG considerations in investment strategy. Responding to submissions to its consultation process for ...

Insignia welcomes head of responsible investing

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... to combine investment teams, marking the latest step in its asset management integration project. Tayler will manage ESG risks and opportunities with a strong focus on climate change, modern slavery, and governance. He will be responsible for maximising ...

Qantas Super invests $2bn in Calvert, Goldman Sachs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... positively about the partnership with Qantas Super and added: "Reducing carbon emissions is a critical step in reducing the ESG risks in an investment portfolio." These new partnerships are part of a range of sustainable investment measures that Qantas ...

Super funds lambasted over nuclear holdings

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... our internally developed and managed investment options, BT requires our underlying investment managers to consider ESG risks in their investment strategy, and we monitor ESG integration on a regular basis." Aware Super also states it has excluded nuclear ...
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