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Australian Ethical Investments profit increases 53 percent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... importantly that they can get fully featured, professionally managed products rather than just an ethical option in superannuation fund," Vernon said. "We have seven features in our accumulation fund, and a fully featured pension fund, so people are ...

NAB Asset Servicing launches ESG reporting service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Servicing is the bank's custody and fund administration business. The reporting service will allow clients such as superannuation funds to drill into data through industries, market capitalisation and individual holdings to "assess and compare ESG exposures ...

Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... also operates the Uniting Growth Fund, the Development Fund and the Funeral Fund for individuals, self-managed superannuation funds and corporates. The UCA Cash Portfolio is conservatively invested in hybrid cash and liquid securities, interest bearing ...

NZ Super earns A+ in UNPRI benchmark report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... both in New Zealand and globally," said Matt Whineray, chief investment officer of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. "We're therefore very pleased to remain in the top tier of UNPRI signatories internationally. We expect that the bar will ...

First State Super's Brandweiner jumps to LeapFrog Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
First State Super Chief Investment Officer Richard Brandweiner is leaving the superannuation fund to join LeapFrog Investments. Richard Brandweiner, CIO, First State Super Brandweiner has been CIO of the AU$71 billion First State Super since 2013. He ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... fund that was established in 2006 to accumulate financial assets to offset the Australian Government's unfunded superannuation liability from 2020. It currently has AU$117.4 billion in assets under management.

New Zealand responsible investment tops NZ$78bn: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... crown financial institutions. The report found that the lion's share of assets - NZ$77.1 billion - come from the NZ Superannuation Fund and the Accident Compensation Commission, along with leading fund managers and community trusts implementing a "broad" ...

Cbus signs Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... very much integrated into our approach," he said. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) requires superannuation funds to disclose material risks and how they manage them, but leaves it up the discretion of the funds to determine materiality. ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... fixed rate investments that meet the Australian Ethical charter. "The main interest has been in our product is our superannuation fun, but - even on the managed fund side, our equities funds are doing well, and our balanced fund has seen somewhat of ...

90% of ASX200 companies report on sustainability: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... of reporting on sustainability factors in their 2015 public disclosures, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) annual review of corporate sustainability disclosure. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The ACSI review found that ...