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Investa Commercial Property Fund Issues $100 million certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... needed for the transition to a net-zero emissions world," said Phil Vernon, managing director of Australian Ethical Investment. "Coupled with the underlying quality of the ICPF portfolio and the Fund's performance, there was a compelling case for our ...

Morphic Ethical Equities Fund has exceeded minimum target for IPO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... at below market levels of risk, according to the fund manager. Morphic's key players have a long history of ethical investment, with co-founder and Managing Director Jack Lowenstein having previously worked for Hunter Hall from 1997 to 2011. Morphic ...

Hunter Hall to merge with Pengana Capital to create $3bn fund manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... business. Hunter Hall founder Peter Hall announced late last year that he is stepping down as CEO and CIO of the ethical investment fund and is selling the equivalent of 19.9% of total stock to Washington H Soul Pattinson Limited at $1.00 per share and ...

Morphic Asset Management launches ethical global equities LIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... at below market levels of risk, according to the fund manager. Morphic's key players have a long history of ethical investment, with co-founder and Managing Director Jack Lowenstein having previously worked for Hunter Hall from 1997 to 2011. "The challenge ...

Australian Ethical Investments join Principles for Positive Impact Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments and Westpac Bank have signed on to the newly launched Principles for Positive Impact Finance, a new set of criteria to assess the impact of sustainable investments. Dr Stuart Palmer, head of ethics, Australian Ethical ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... that may result in other ETFs, Vynokur added. "What we're seeing is that Australians are increasingly using ethical investment options because they're realising the impact their money can have on promoting ethical outcomes," he said. "We don't believe ...

Hunter Hall ownership changes prompt review from asset consultants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
The announcement that Hunter Hall founder Peter Hall is stepping down as CEO and CIO of the ethical investment fund and is selling his ownership stake has led asset consultants to re-evaluate the firm from an operational perspective as well as raise ...

Engagement a tool for investment stewardship: RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... institution of the church around social justice issues. When we give a presentation, 80% of the questions are around ethical investment decisions, what are we doing about this, that and the other thing." Because the client base of UCA Funds Management ...

Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... degree commitments means engaging with invested companies, rather than divestment, Wyrsch noted. Australian Ethical Investment in 2014 set a target of net zero emissions by 2050, Palmer said. The fund manager is engaging in measurement of its carbon ...

RIAA conference to consider impact of consumer demand for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
The strong surge in consumer interest and demand for responsible and ethical investment and retirement products is a challenge and an opportunity for the financial services industry, the key theme of the upcoming Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...