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RIAA identifies Australia’s top super funds

Australian super funds that employ responsible investment strategies have outperformed their competitors over one, three and five-year time frames, fresh data from Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has confirmed.

Elizabeth FryDecember 6, 2019

Featured Homepage Posts

Vale HESTA’s David Smith

Industry veteran David Smith, a director of HESTA and former AIST president, passed away unexpectedly last Friday.

Elizabeth FryNovember 25, 2019

ESG

First State, HESTA named world leaders in ESG

Six Australian super funds were named world leaders in responsible investing at a PRI conference in Paris this week.

Sarah JonesSeptember 11, 2019

Fixed Income and Credit Forum

Central banks on a search for more tools

Central banks are looking for more tools to manage monetary policy in order to achieve what is being asked of them.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 9, 2019

ASI Conferences 2019

Cbus Super’s Kristian Fok says SDGs promote better asset evaluation

Cbus Super investment head Kristian Fok, says the complexity of implementing sustainable development goals creates a much deeper thinking about how to value assets .

Elizabeth FrySeptember 4, 2019

Roundtables

Education and early intervention is the biggest challenge for group insurance

A public misperception of insurance companies as faceless entities that do their best to avoid paying claims is not only unfounded, but potentially causing members to miss out on a wide range of benefits, industry figures say.

Ben HurleyAugust 21, 2019

ESG

Rob Fowler: Australia’s ESG activist says measuring impact is critical

Measuring the impact of investments aligned with UN sustainability development goals is something all asset owners are struggling with. However, progress is critical for responsible investing to evolve, says Rob Fowler, former head of investment execution at HESTA.

Elizabeth FryAugust 16, 2019

People Moves

HESTA appoints new investment execution head

HESTA, the $50 billion superannuation fund for health care professionals, has appointed Gerard Brown as head of investment execution.

Elizabeth FryJuly 22, 2019

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