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January 2022
GII congratulates Mark Rider on his appointment to the role of Chief Investment Officer of the merged LGIAsuper and Energy Super funds, representing 123,000 members, with AU$24 billion in assets under management.
He will commence in his new role from February 2022.
Read MoreWhitepaper - Deloitte
Deloitte’s Dynamics of the Australian Superannuation System report discusses the frenetic pace of change in the Australian superannuation industry and considers what the industry should expect in the next 20 years regarding the size of super assets, changes in market share of different sectors, shifting demographics and longevity in an ageing population and the dominance of superannuation assets relative to GDP.
Read MoreDecember 2021
GII congratulates Steward Tan on his appointment as the Head of Markets, Asset Allocation at Cbus Super, the AU$67 billion superannuation fund for the construction industry.
Steward is responsible for developing an investment strategy at the asset allocation level for Cbus diversified investment options and enhancing the fund's dynamic asset allocation process.
Read More15 December 2021
UBS Asset Management today announced it has been appointed by the NZ Super Fund to manage two passive equity mandates worth approximately AU$4.9 billion.
"This is an exciting opportunity to align with NZ Super Fund during a period of accelerated transition to a more climate aware investment environment and grow in order to support future New Zealanders in retirement,“ commented Drew Fowler, Head of Institutional Client Coverage – Executive Director.
Read MoreWebinar | Tali Sharot, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London - December 21
In this ~50 minute webinar, Barry Gill, Head of Investments, UBS Asset Management speaks with Tali Sharot, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London. They discuss the importance of emotion and motivation in altering beliefs, and how behavioural biases can both be an obstacle and a tool in influencing others.
They address the important question, “Do intelligent people find it more difficult to shift beliefs?”
Read MoreDecember 2021
GII congratulates Vasyl Nair on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Mine Super, a fund with ~$13 billion in assets under management, representing ~57,000 members from the mining sector.
Vasyl commenced in his new role on 30 November 2021, but has been in the Acting CEO position since March 2021, following the departure of Harry Mitchell (Ex-CEO of the Fund).
December 2021
GII congratulates Akaash on his promotion to Manager Responsible Investment at HESTA.
Akaash has over 10 years experience in the delivery of responsible investment, more than three of those with HESTA. He joined HESTA in February 2018 as Senior Responsible Investment Adviser to support the implementation of HESTA’s leading Responsible Investment strategy, including climate change strategy and active ownership programs.
Read MoreJohn Mowat, Acting Country Head Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), UBS Asset Management
Sustainable Investing is not new to UBS Asset Management (AM). Since 1996, the company has had a specialised team in sustainable investments and has continuously developed its product range through time.
Today, UBS AM is a leading provider of sustainable investment offering, with all Active Equity and Active Fixed Income strategies integrating sustainability criteria.
To find out more about some of their initiatives and views on Sustainable Investing, GII sat down with John Mowat, the Acting Country Head of UBS AM for Australia and New Zealand.
Read MoreDecember 2021
Kirsten Temple has been promoted to the role, General Manager, Investment Strategy at JANA and will report directly to Jim Lamborn, the Chief Executive. She has been with JANA for more than 12 years and most recently held the position as Head of Research, where she was responsible for JANA’s research program.
GII congratulates Kirsten on her appointment and we wish the JANA team continued success.
Read MoreNovember 2021
After 13 years as the Head of Distribution, Jason Ciccolallo has been promoted to Managing Director of Orbis Australia, a contrarian global asset manager and sister company of Allan Gray Australia which oversees AU$51 billion in funds under management, AU$14.5 billion of which is from Australian institutional and retail funds.
GII congratulates Jason on his appointment and we wish the Orbis Australia team continued success under his leadership.
Read MoreWhitepaper - UBS Asset Management
In this paper we share UBS’ insights from their three-year engagement program on climate change.
It explains what actions they are taking based on the outcomes of their dialogue with a list of 45 companies that account for some 30% of carbon emissions of the FTSE All World Index.
The paper outlines UBS’ plan for the next phase of their thematic engagement on climate change and how they are broadening the toolset for their investment professionals to integrate climate factors in their research and dialogue with company management.
Read MoreNovember 2021
Kylie Rampa has been appointed to lead QIC, a leading Australian investment manager owned by the Queensland Government in the role of Chief Executive Officer.
Kylie’s appointment will formally commence in April 2022, which will see her take over the helm from Damien Frawley who has led the organisation for the past nine years and who will be retiring in 2022.
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