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Ethical, sustainable ETFs top $9bn: Betashares

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... investments. Liddell pointed to the refresh of the AGL board as an example. Stewardship is of increasing value, particularly for index investors, as more stakeholders are focussed on achieving results from their stewardship program. "The importance of ...

ESG managed funds large portion of total Australian flow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... 2022, ESG equity managed funds were a "relative bright spot," according to Calastone. According to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, fixed income fund inflows shrank 95% from $10.54 billion in 2021 to $562 million in 2022, although in the fourth ...

Salary inflation a rising S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... engagement this year. According to the latest data available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the Wage Price Index rose 1.0% in September quarter 2022, and 3.1% annually. The average size of hourly wage increases was 4.3% in the September ...

Vanguard quits net zero investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM), saying they wished to provide clarity to investors regarding the role of index funds and how they think about material risks like climate change. Vanguard - which has more than $11 trillion in assets under ...

ASIC fines Vanguard for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... infringement notices related to product disclosure statements (PDS)for the Vanguard International Shares Select Exclusions Index Funds. ASIC noted that the Vanguard International Shares Select Exclusions Index Funds excluded certain investments in tobacco ...

Trust in ethics plummets: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... expectations gap that exposes risks, according to the Governance Institute. The Governance Institute has issued its seventh Ethics Index, a survey of 1,000 people in Australia. The overall Ethics Index is 42, down from 45 in 2021 and 52 in 2020. The ...

Vanguard, Hejaz, abrdn launch sustainable products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... including Australia. The Hejaz Equities Fund aims to achieve a total return equal to movements in the MSCI World Islamic Index Benchmark. The fund targets a 15% annual return net of fees and currently has $70 million under management. The Hejaz Property ...

ESG tops inflation, rate hikes as key priority for fixed income investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... In addition to ESG integration, investors are also focusing on fee pressure and increased transparency and investing in index-tracking investments, and "for many investors, allocations are changing and a balanced approach of active and index investments ...

Low carbon APAC ETF lists on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... on developed and emerging markets in Asia Pacific has listed on the SGX. The CSOP CGS-CIMB FTSE Asia Pacific Low Carbon Index ETF launched with assets under management of S$150 million at launch. With this launch, the total global AUM of sustainability-linked ...

bfinance sounds alarm on "overly simplistic" carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... volatility equity strategies have a median weighted average carbon intensity (WACI) that is 52% higher than the MSCI ACWI index and value strategies have a median WACI that is 4% above the benchmark. Quality and growth strategies have median WACI figures ...