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Australian Ethical sees further growth for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical reported net inflows of $660, an increase of 100% in the last financial year, as well as a net profit after tax of $9.5 million, an increase of 46%, while underlying profit after tax (UPAT) was $9.3 million (up 42%). Total funds under ...

NZ Super appoints Rosemary Vilgan to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The Guardians of NZ Superannuation has appointed Rosemary Vilgan to a five year board term that commences 1 October. "The NZ Super Fund is projected to reach NZ$70 billion of assets under management within the next decade," said Catherine Savage, chair ...

Online investors applying ESG criteria: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... highlighting their demand for greater support. As the top of their wish list is stock research or more advanced analysis, tax tools and live pricing." Pricing competition will dive differentiation in other ways, he said. "As price competition intensifies ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... governments on a country-by-country and project-by-project basis. "The research shows that Australia is falling behind on key tax and financial transparency indicators, particularly in comparison to comparable economies and resource rich companies like ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
With material environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues increasingly demonstrating their impact on companies' ability to generate long term value for investors, fund managers are making the case that ESG can augment quality signals ...

Ethical approach yields investment benefits: Crescent Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... the three months to March 31, down only 8.1% compared to the median 10.2% fall of retail and industry funds, net of fees and tax. By virtue of its Islamic investment philosophy and inherently conservative approach the Fund is in a far stronger position ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The European Union has announced a bold post-COVID-19 recovery plan that is centred on a green recovery, but also a fair recovery, opening up new questions and possibilities for investors and implications for Australia's recovery as well. Deirdre ...

Future Super promotes Kirstin Hunter to co-founder

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Future Super has promoted Kirstin Hunter to co-founder. Kirstin Hunter, managing director and co-founder, Future Super Hunter joined Future Super in 2017 as chief operations officer and in 2018 she was appointed to the Future Super board as managing ...

Coronavirus pandemic produces supply chain crisis: Baker McKenzie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... businesses need to be agile, and ready to tackle operational, labour and demand/supply constraints, re-address strategic and tax planning and re-consider business models post-COVID-19, the report notes. "Businesses will be mapping out the full supply ...

Q&A: Pablo Berrutti, on the launch of the Altiorem research platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Pablo Berrutti is a senior investment specialist, Sustainable Funds Group, at Stewart Investors. He is also the founder of Altiorem, an online library and resource centre designed to support the finance industry in the shift towards sustainability. ...