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Australians cite ethical investing as advice gap: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... providing advice on ethical/responsible investment. High fees and lack of trust were the most cited reasons. While tax, managed funds and direct shares topped the list of topics that survey respondents cited as being essential topics for which advisers ...

Strengthen governance to avoid investment greenwashing: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... as ASIC chair Joe Longo said the market regulator is currently investigating listed companies, super funds, and managed funds for potential greenwashing. Longo noted that there is strong investor demand for climate-related disclosure to help investors ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... continue ASIC chair Joe Longo said the market regulator is currently investigating listed companies, super funds, and managed funds for potential greenwashing. "Only last week we issued our first greenwashing penalty, and we're currently investigating ...

ASIC greenwashing investigations continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
ASIC chair Joe Longo said the market regulator is currently investigating listed companies, super funds, and managed funds for potential greenwashing. "Only last week we issued our first greenwashing penalty, and we're currently investigating a number ...

Australian Ethical FUM dips ahead of merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Ethical's total FUM now sits at $6.18 billion, a drop of 0.4% from June end. Broken down, $1.81 billion of this is in managed funds and $4.37 billion is in superannuation. The manager now holds no institutional money following a final redemption ...

Vanguard launches positive impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... the Vanguard Active Positive Impact Fund, Vanguard Australia's ESG product range now includes three ETFs and five managed funds, Vanguard said. "We're trying to provide investors with choice in a market where everybody has a different view on what their ...

RBA warns of climate-related liability risk for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... to develop their management of the financial risks to their operations, Kearns said. For the superannuation and managed funds sector, "asset valuation risk is typically born by the investor, not the trustee," Kearns said. "So while investment funds seeking ...

ESG product definitions a matter for legislation: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... and deceptive and trying to foster that clarity of disclosure." Information Sheet 271 on greenwashing is aimed at managed funds, corporate directors of corporate collective investment vehicles (CCIVs), and super fund trustees, and is the result of a ...

Australian investors withdraw from ESG funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Australia investors withdrew funds from equity managed funds - including ESG-focused funds - for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Calastone. Calastone has published the quarterly Fund Flow Index Australia, which ...

Industry reacts to ASIC greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... mention a couple of different accounting standards from around the world, but doesn't really apply directly to managed funds at the fund level, although it does apply to fund managers. Other than that, there's not much that's not new there ...