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Ethical Investment Week to bust the ethical investment return myth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
While demand for retail ethical investment products continues to grow, the Ethical Advisers' Co-Operative continues to chisel away at the persistent "myth" that ethical investing is a choice between investing to a set of values and financial return ...

Emerald Wrap, Impact 20/80 form impact investing partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... people aligning their investments with their values." The Emerald Wrap will continue to be a B2B service for financial advisers, but the platform technology will be upgraded and evolved to allow customers to design investment services in a more bespoke ...

New Zealand responsible investment tops NZ$78bn: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Now, the early signs are that consumer demand is taking off with implications for all parts of the finance sector across advisers, banks, KiwiSaver providers and beyond." In addition to the strong growth in broad ESG integration assets under management ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... we're seeing the balanced fund have really strong demand, and even anecdotally, we are getting advice from mainstream advisers where are people asking about ethical investing." There is still a lack of supply, particularly in the Australian-dollar denominated ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors launches Global Sustainability Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... being offered on the BT and Macquarie wraps at the moment, and is available to institutional investors and financial advisers. Dimensional does not have a target size for the trust, but believes that it can attracted AU$50 million to $100 million in ...

Companies "show variation" on ESG disclosures: Company Matters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... be a topic for engagement in the 2016 reporting period, with sub-optimal disclosures being queried by investors, proxy advisers and activist. "There will be some good disclosures, and the disclosures that are lacking will be highlighted and there will ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... interest funds, ETFs, banking products, private equity, property, impact investments as well as 20 certified financial advisers. "Our program is designed to help investors by providing standardised and consistent information about certified responsible ...

Investor groups publish sustainable real estate guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... ESG strategy for the sector, means to implement that strategy with managers, how to align their asset consultants and advisers with that process and how to monitor the process on an ongoing basis. The framework will become a recommended guide for signatories ...

UCA Funds Management publishes annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... to provide the same level of compliance as any fund manager and also means our products can now be used by financial advisers and investment platforms and there are no restrictions on those products." UCA Funds Management is speaking with platform providers ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... useful tool to develop and move on the responsible investment industry and make it easier for consumers and financial advisers to understand responsible investment products. RIAA has maintained a certification program for 10 years, but spent last year ...