The $300 billion profit-to-member fund has linked up with Oxford Properties for a portfolio of high-quality European industrial and logistics assets that it wants to expand significantly over the next three to five years.
Australia’s megafunds are looking to international asset owners for ideas on how to invest what will soon be trillions in retirement savings. But banks – with their sharp focus on efficient implementation and balance sheet management – could also be a source of inspiration.
Two out of three on ESG
Melbourne: ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is one of the fastest growing trends in
investing globally.
It has become part of the funds management zeitgeist, aided, in part, by research pointing to better
performance by fund managers that favour companies with good ESG policies and practices.
The recent decision by the Trump administration to restrict the ability of US pension funds to invest
in companies espousing ESG principles has thrown a spotlight on the issue once again.
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