Antipodes appoints Magellan research head as portfolio manager

Investment manager Antipodes has appointed Magellan Asset Management head of research Vihari Ross as a portfolio manager. Ross joins the firm after 15 years as head of research at Magellan. She worked at Commonwealth Investment Management from 2000 to 2002 and at Ausbil Dexia between 2003 and 2007. Her appointment follows the recent expansion of … Read more

Super funds need to take broad approach to ethical investing: Australian Ethical CEO

The ethical investment sector is set to grow dramatically in Australia and Australian Ethical’s chief executive John McMurdo welcomes the regulators clamping hard on greenwashing which undermines public confidence in the sector.

Broad consensus for Australia’s sustainable finance taxonomy

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute’s final taxonomy recommendations report has found that there is broad consensus across the finance sector, industry, civil society, and real economy actors on the key design elements of an Australian sustainable finance taxonomy and its rapid development.  The report, released on Monday, highlights the importance of an Australian Taxonomy to … Read more

Apostle launches global carbon credit fund

Apostle Funds Management has launched its Global Carbon Credit Fund, which offers exposure to global carbon markets for sophisticated and institutional investors. The fund and will seek to outperform a global carbon benchmark by at least two per cent per annum net of fees over rolling five-year periods. The unregistered wholesale fund is actively managed with … Read more

Knowing your member is key to good communication

Understanding your members, their values, their challenges and what they want is the most effective way to communicate, delegates at last week’s CMSF Conference heard. And if you don’t know what they want – the best way to find out is to ask.