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La Trobe Financial goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... La Trobe Financial Group has announced it is a carbon neutral business. La Trobe Financial has worked with independent advisers Carbon Neutral to measure emissions activities, using methodologies in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol from the ...

Venture capital takes on impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... them." Giant Leap is in the process of a second close for Giant Leap II, which will feature investors from financial advisers/wealth management firms and institutional investors, Richardson said. Giant Leap focuses on seeding companies that produce goods ...

Advisers integrating positive impact into investment choices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Wealth manager report integrating positive social and environmental impact integration into investment choices to meet growing demand in Australia and around the world. According to bfinance's Wealth Manager Investment Survey, globally, 80% of wealth ...

Evergreen launches responsible investment fund index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... manager's intent and actions. The Evergreen Responsible Investment Grading Index (ERIG Index) is aimed at providing financial advisers with a tool to analyse portfolios and products using responsible investment filters. The ERIG Index uses the Responsible ...

ESG funds, ETPs see billion-dollar inflows

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... there has been a "healthy uptick" in ETFs using ESG indices, with a spike in trading ESG ETFs towards the end of 2020. Advisers trading through platforms on behalf of their clients were first movers in trading ESG ETFs, but self-directed investors also ...

Fund manager sets gender diversity target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... June 2021) on behalf of institutional investors, pension funds, wholesale distributors, investment platforms, financial advisers and their clients worldwide.

Pengana Capital reports positive impacts of equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Impact Fund report increased positive impacts of their investment portfolio while also reporting that investors and advisers are using an interactive tool to better understand the ways in which their investment relates to those positive impacts. ...

Zenith completes rollout of ESG classification framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... generating a positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. The classification provides advisers with an additional tool to differentiate between funds, and identify those best suited to clients seeking to add ESG ...

Regulation needs to keep up with the rise of ethical investing: Hejaz Financial Services

HAKAN OZYON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... understanding of ESG More explicit regulation on how ESG screens are used in funds and financial products will enable financial advisers to communicate more clearly with customers and avoid any doubt. Increased transparency on ESG screens will also force ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... assurance over the sustainability framework and the specific issuance. "For us as one of the arrangers and sustainability advisers, it was in our best interests to find out what investors want to see from sustainability linked bonds," said BNP Paribas ...