GESB Super to drop responsible investment optionBY RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012 7:28AMGESB, the AU$12bn superannuation fund for Western Australia public sector employees, will drop its MY plan - Responsible Investments Australian Shares option from March 2012. Related News |
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GESB on their web site list one of their alliance partners as HSBC, encouraging members to use their services. It is hard to imagine that GESB would not be aware of HSBC's involvement in drug-and-terrorism money-laundering. Why does GESB endorse this criminal organisation?
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