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A senior ESG executive at the €277 billion Dutch pension fund points to the challenges of measuring the social impact of investments, cautioning against the dangers of exaggerated claims.

Two leading APAC investors are increasing efforts to collect accurate social data and narrow the DE&I gap.

The move follows elevation of ESG from investment risk to a corporate risk and a substantial rotation from active to passive mandates, and is likely to presage additional ESG hires.

The $31 billion Australian superannuation fund hopes to have a carbon reduction overlay in place over its passive equities portfolio within six months.

Brighter Super has hired the high-profile Jason Huang as head of cash, fixed income and credit.

New regulations mean a single large allocation to an impact fund could risk creating underperformance across the fund as a whole making them too risky for smaller funds, say analysts.

While leading asset owners point to the global economic slowdown and rising inflation, real estate, in the right sectors, can still offer an effective hedge against inflation.

Hiring, training and green leases help make up for continued paucity of information.

A recently merged superannuation fund has appointed a head of listed equities and ESG, promoting an analyst to the role.