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UCA Funds Management hires James Cook as director investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... based stockbroking/financial planning firm before moving to the UK with Citicorp Scrimgeour Vickers on their Australian equities desk. While in the UK he joined the British Gas Pension Fund as a portfolio manager to start his career in funds management ...

Nuveen launches two new ESG exchange traded funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... deliver competitive returns while promoting positive ESG outcomes. Nuveen takes a best-in-class methodology in screening equities for the ETF products. "Companies that are identified as best-in-class ESG leaders within each sector are included in the ...

Acorns launches ethical investment portfolio option Emerald Portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... empowers them to invest according to their values." The Emerald Portfolio is a diversified option and includes Australian equities, international equities, bonds and cash. It has a risk-return profile similar to Acorns' current "Moderately Aggressive" ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... large institutional investors who increasingly are being pushed out of traditional asset classes like fixed income and equities and things like direct forestry, agriculture and infrastructure," Brand said. "They want to feel confident that the mangers ...

Neuberger Berman hires new head of environmental, social and governance investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Bailey will work with the firm's investment teams and research departments to "further incorporate ESG principles into the equities, fixed income and alternatives platforms," Neuberger Berman said. He will also assist portfolio managers in considering ...

Challenges to Carbon Capture and Storage adaptation in Australia: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... particularly around whether it has any abilities to impact on climate change in Australia," said McCullagh, A ustralia equities - head of environment, social, governance research. "When I spoke to various industry components, they were indicating that ...

Morphic Ethical Equities Fund has exceeded minimum target for IPO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
The Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited has exceeded its minimum target of $38.5 million, ahead of its IPO later this month. Jack Lowenstein, co-founder and managing director, Morphic Asset Management Morphic Asset Management is the Morphic Ethical ...

AMP Capital to divest from tobacco, controversial weapons

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... employees, the community and the environment." The $440 million in tobacco manufacturers is held in fixed income and equities, while AMP Capital didn't specify the asset class or classes of the $130 million in cluster munitions and landmines. " Exposure ...

Hunter Hall to merge with Pengana Capital to create $3bn fund manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Pillemer, Pengana Capital CEO The merger is billed as a "positive step", merging two active managers and Pengana's Australian equities component and Hunter Hall's globally invested funds. The proposed merger is to be effected by Hunter Hall "acquiring ...

Morphic Asset Management launches ethical global equities LIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
Morphic Asset Management is launching the Morphic Ethical Equities Fund Limited (MEC), a new ethically screened global equity LIC. Jack Lowenstein, co-founder and managing director, Morphic Asset Management Morphic combines ethical screens with an investment ...