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War, vice and climate: assessing investors ethical stands

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... of different demographics of investors, and we can be adding products which suit them," Klassen said. Nucleus Wealth, a retail wealth and superannuation manager with approximately $100 million in assets under management, offers clients 25 ethical tailoring ...

Australian Retailers Association appoints director of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... strategic framework for CSR. Prior to that, he worked with SMBs, owner operators and franchisees in Australia's dynamic food retail sector. ARA CEO Paul Zahra says sustainability is one of the greatest challenges for the sector and the wider community. ...

Client demand pushing action on ESG conversation: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Retail investor demand for ESG products across the spectrum is intensifying, but advisers are still working to incorporate questions to figure out their clients' appetite for products in the ethical space. Moving from conversation to action, and ...

Perennial launches boutique ESG business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... manager, with Emilie O'Neill as ESG and equities analyst, and George Whiting, who will head up the institutional and retail business development for the boutique. It's really a coming of age to see the business investing into this because they ...

Rainmaker tracks gender diversity of ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... group. As of 2020, the full superannuation sector had, on average, 37.5% women on trusteed boards, up from 29.6% in 2016. Retail super fund boards had 38.9%, industry funds had 37.7% women on boards, public sector super funds had 43.5% women on boards ...

Coles sets net zero target with absolute emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Supermarket giant Coles has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by more than 75% by 2030 and is aiming to do so without carbon offsets. Coles recently launched its refreshed sustainability strategy, which includes its climate change pillar, named ...

ESG investing growing strongly in Asia: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... although Hui said that growth in the US is off of a lower base. Demand in Asia is also more geared towards institutional than retail, Hui noted. "In Korea, China, Southeast Asia, again, the institutional investors are embracing ESG much more closely ...

Rainmaker reveals top performing ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A retail superannuation fund and four industry funds demonstrate top ESG leadership, while ESG options in super funds represent $160 billion in assets under management, according to ground-breaking new research from Rainmaker Information. Australian ...

AustralianSuper adds sustainable ETFs to platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... ETF, the VanEck Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF (QUAL), was also put on the platform. "Both superannuation and retail investors want to invest in products which have a positive impact and are socially responsible," said Arian Neiron, VanEck's ...

When ESG improvement comes at a cost: MFS Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... of U$7.25/hour to potentially US$15/hour. Wilson noted that in analysing the impact of a rise in the minimum wage on the retail sector, some retailers will be able to adapt because of competitive advantage, and others have already raised their worker ...