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New to market investors seeking ESG information from platforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... have made their first trade share in 2020 were more likely to seek platforms that can help them identify responsible investments than the rest of the market, according to new research. More than 400,000 Australians made their first share trade in the ...

We must approach public equities with an 'impact' mindset

KATHRYN MCDONALD, HEIDI RIDLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... that has indeed grown significantly in recent years -- Morgan Stanley estimated that a whopping US$50 trillion in investments in new technology is needed to bring emissions to net zero by 2050 - addressing but one of many impact goals. UN Secretary General ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... to begin by understanding the footprint of business and taking that different lens to mapping your operations, your investments, and your own supply chain and the supply chain potentially of those you might manage, such as financial assets." The guide ...

Ethical fund manager sets ambitious FUM target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... growing demand from advisers who are seeking more answers about how they reply to investors questions about ethical investments." In the 2019-2020 financial year, Australian Ethical's customer base grew by 20%, with managed fund customers increasing ...

BetaShares to launch climate change innovation ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... grew 76% pa from $325 million to $1.8 billion." The ESG ETP sector is has five participants - BetaShares, Russell Investments, Vanguard, VanEck, and InvestSMART.

ESG part of financial sustainability of infrastructure: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... social and governance (ESG) considerations are part of calculating long term financial sustainability of infrastructure investments, according to ClearBridge Investments. ClearBridge, which was known as RARE Infrastructure until earlier this year, takes ...

Ausbil drops fossil fuel companies from sustainable fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... benchmark of the ASX200, which returned 7% pa over the same time period. Previously, the fund had excluded material investments in controversial activities such as uranium, thermal coal, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons and armaments, and pornography. ...

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... grew 76% pa from $325 million to $1.8 billion." The ESG ETP sector is has five participants - BetaShares, Russell Investments, Vanguard, VanEck, and InvestSMART. "We are focused on providing premier investment solutions which leverage enduring investment ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... At the same time as our domestic industries are being hit our superannuation funds are continuing to increase their investments offshore. In September 2013 for every dollar invested by APRA-regulated superannuation funds in Australian listed equity ...

ESG managed fund fees revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... "Despite a common assumption that larger products offer scale benefits to investors, managed funds designed for larger investments do not, as a rule, offer reduced fees," said Alex Dunnin, executive director of research and compliance at Rainmaker Information. ...