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Ethical Advice Conference to build knowledge on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... investment queries from retail investors is a key knowledge gap for advisers, according to the founders of next week's Ethical Advice Conference. The Ethical Advice Conference is a half-day virtual conference designed for financial advisers seeking ...

Hejaz Financial Services funds certified responsible invesments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Financial Services. The Responsible Investment Certification Program applies strict criteria for certifying responsible, ethical and impact investment products in Australia and New Zealand. The four funds certified by RIAA include the Hejaz Global Ethical ...

Vanguard, Hejaz, abrdn launch sustainable products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... targets a 15% annual return net of fees and currently has $70 million under management. The Hejaz Property Fund (applies an ethical overlay to invest in globally listed REITs. The fund applies negative screens to exclude investment assets based upon ...

Uncovering value in ESG improvers: Pengana

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... -125 basis points in underperformance," said Bradley Amoils, US-based fund manager for the Pengana Axiom International Ethical Funds. "The delta between laggard to leader or leader to laggard is approximately 250 basis points of total shareholder return ...

Consultation on faith-based products opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test because of "unintended and negative consequences" on ESG integration and ethical investing. Jones also called out an "alarming anomaly" in the YFYS performance test which he said would "essentially drive ...

Ethinvest opens Canberra office with industry heavyweight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Ethical investment advisory firm Ethinvest has a new office in Canberra as adviser Dave Rae joins the firm. Rae joins Ethinvest from Federated Financial Services. "I'd estimate that at the moment, probably 80% or higher of my clients are in some way ...

Hejaz Income Fund AUM up more than 50%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... management." The underlying assets in the fund are domestic securities and are Sharia compliant, which refers to ethical investment in products, companies and industries which align with Islamic beliefs. To be classed as Sharia compliant, all investments ...

Labor election pledge on YFYS performance test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test because of "unintended and negative consequences" on ESG integration and ethical investing. Jones spoke to the audience at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference on topics ...

Greenwashing key concern as Ethical Advisers Co-op passes $2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... pandemic have been two significant impacts for co-op members, said Tim Fitzpatrick, financial adviser at Ethical Investment Services and a board member of the EAC. "We've been adapting to the changes that have been occurring, both in terms of dealing ...

Divestment from sanctioned Russian companies a matter of governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... owners have announced that they will divest from Russian holdings in response to the invasion of Ukraine. In addition to ethical considerations, investors will have to sell out of Russian securities if the underlying company appears on the ever-growing ...