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Australian Ethical hires equities analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... can be partially attributed to the portfolio construction - Australian Ethical does not invest in companies in the fossil fuel sector, and is tilted towards sectors such as healthcare, Vernon also said. "I am excited to work with a company that both ...

Australian Ethical FUM AU$1.4bn for second half of 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... can be partially attributed to the portfolio construction - Australian Ethical does not invest in companies in the fossil fuel sector, and is tilted towards sectors such as healthcare. In 2015, Australian Ethical also introduced the Emerging Companies ...

Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... climate change and 48% were concerned that their fund might be contributing to climate change through investment in fossil fuel companies. The survey also showed that a majority of respondents would like their fund to reduce investments in fossil fuel ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... mouth is will continue apace," she said. "You will see a variety of responses in the market - ongoing divestment from fossil fuel stocks to one extreme to more impact investment the other way. Look at HESTA making their first foray into social investment ...

Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... the quarter can be attributed to the portfolio construction - Australian Ethical does not invest in companies in the fossil fuel sector, and is tilted towards sectors such as healthcare. "We're out of resources, so we've benefitted in a sense from that," ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... portfolio's carbon intensity and purchased offset credits with South Pole Group. "There's a business case for being fossil fuel free, and a case about risk and the management of stranded asset risk," said Simon Sheikh, managing director of Future Super. ...

Draft Low Carbon Transport Standard issued for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... alone are expected to increase by 230% and 420%, respectively. It is crucial that low carbon transport, rather than fossil fuel based transport, is prioritised while recognising the special nature of the transport sector and the complexity of players ...

China "grown into" role as climate change leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... really you're addressing at the same time, climate change. For China, it's inseparable between this coal burning, fossil fuel burning, low carbon economy and addressing climate change."

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... committed to making them the best in the market, and that means we're doing a few things. Firstly, we've introduced fossil fuel screens and we're bringing the screening in-house. At the moment, they're being done externally by our fund managers, but ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)'s Vote Your Super initiative will rally support for resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) demanding the company set a quantitative target for annual reductions on emissions from power generation ...