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Integrating ethics goes beyond ESG screens: Nucleus Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... positive impact, according to Nucleus Wealth. Damien Klassen, CEO, Nucleus Wealth Nucleus Wealth, a retail wealth and superannuation manager with approximately $100 million in assets under management, offers clients 20 ethical tailoring options to construct ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... social impact bonds (SIBs) ($66 million) and others ($44 million)." The study also finds that investors ranging from superannuation funds to family offices are indicating that they would like to increase their allocation towards impact investing by more ...

Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The collaborative nature of industry superannuation funds is a "competitive advantage" that funds should foster, particularly in the environmental, social and governance sphere, according to Skye King, manager, investment governance and legal at NGS ...

Brokers recognised for research at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) supports the ESG Research Australia awards, which is an initiative comprising superannuation funds, fund managers and asset consultants and aims to increase the quantity and quality of ESG broker research in ...

Financial services industry addressing leadership in uncertain times: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... coronavirus crisis and the response to climate change. Kirstin Hunter, managing director of Future Super, noted that the superannuation fund is founded n the purpose of building a prosperous future free from climate change and inequality, and to leave ...

Majority expect savings, super to be ethically invested: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... study shows three in five Australians who are not currently investing their money in ethical companies, funds or superannuation would consider doing so, with a quarter indicating they would do so within the 12 months. Australians' trust that ethical ...

Australia bears sovereign risk with fossil fuel dependence: Beyond Ratings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... the Beyond Ratings' Climate Liabilities Assessment Integrated Methodology (CLAIM). "Investors such as Australian superannuation funds that hold government bonds today are exposed to the impact of climate risk over the long-term," Chateau said. "The nature ...

Australians accept climate science, but don't link to ethical super: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... and their super in particular." Nearly half of all respondents did not know or could not say whether they had any superannuation invested in a fund described as ethical, and only 5% of respondents were less likely to select a super fund that demonstrated ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... diversification and potential investor return, which is a risk that many investors including the largest Australian superannuation funds have ruled out. "There has been a big call in certain quarters for wholesale divestment from the largest polluters ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... ETFS, mutual funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, etc." Many asset owners such as superannuation funds have established securities lending programs, usually through custodians, and those programs are tailored to considerations ...