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Australian Ethical Investment board director resigns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment board director Justine Hickey has resigned, a decision she foreshadowed at the November 2012 AGM. Hickey was re-elected as director at the November 2012 AGM, but she advised shareholders at the time that she would not serve ...

Australian Ethical puts tobacco resolution to TOMRA AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has put forth a shareholder resolution for the annual general meeting of TOMRA, calling on the Norwegian company to cease manufacturing tobacco sorting machines. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director TOMRA manufactures ...

Australian Ethical appoints Kate Greenhill to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has appointed Kate Greenhill FCA to the board as a non-executive director. Greenhill has more than 18 years' experience in assurance and advisory services in the financial services industry. She is a former partner with ...

Australian Ethical survey identifies savings as top priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... that their investments are aligned with their personal values, according to a survey conducted on behalf of Australian Ethical. The survey of 1,000 Australians, conducted earlier this year, found that 62.5% of respondents said that it is important that ...

Woolworths poker machine vote fails, but push to continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... club gaming venues" and "Woolworths (ALH) only operates around 6% of Australia's poker machines." Fund manager Australian Ethical bought shares in Woolworths for its Climate Advocacy Fund with the express intention of voting in favour of the resolution ...

Australian Ethical appoints Russell for administration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Super has appointed Russell Investments for administration, with the mandate to begin in March 2013. Russell cited its focus on member services, use of technology and ability for clients to access the Bravura Sonata application systems ...

Australian Ethical management survive general meeting vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Shareholders of Australian Ethical have voted to keep the existing board and executive management in place, rejecting a series of resolutions put to a general meeting. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director The resolutions had been brought ...

Australian Ethical Investments faces EGM board spill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
A group of dissatisfied shareholders are seeking to spill the entire board of fund manager Australian Ethical Investments at an extraordinary general meeting called for 21 June. The group of shareholders, which include Timothy Xirakis, former head of ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... consumption in 2011 and 43% are measuring regularly their energy consumption. "You can see some funds, such as Australian Ethical, which says they are 100% carbon neutral," Stewart said. "Ther are funds that are leading the way. But at the same time ...

Australian Ethical funds post mixed month for February

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Five of Australian Ethical's managed funds had positive returns for the month of February, but some underperformed their benchmarks and others barely eked out positive returns. Australian Ethical's Smaller Companies Trust had the highest returns for ...