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Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... companies in sectors not considered green or subject to normative judgements like tobacco, alcohol or gaming, and what is an ethical portfolio, Higgins said. "ESG doesn't equate to ethical values and vice versa," Higgins said. Editorial note: The ...

Rainmaker tracks gender diversity of ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... performance, or whether the fund achieves its investment objectives and satisfies the Sole Purpose Test. Australian Ethical Investment, CBUS Super, AustralianSuper, HESTA and Aware Super have the highest scores against a range of factors including diversity ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... investment in COVID-19 vaccines, medicines and testing. Signatories from Australia include AMP Capital, Australian Ethical Investment, Aware Super, Ethical Partners Funds Management, HESTA, Local Government Super, and Statewide Super. "Ensuring developing ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
ESG analysis can be integrated into multi-asset investing strategies using both top down ethical screens and bottom-up ESG signal integration to construct portfolios covering commodities, credit as well as equities, according to First Sentier Investors. ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... lowering the cost of capital for businesses who can achieve positive sustainability objectives. Furthermore, responsible and ethical investing continued its strong growth reaching over $1 trillion in funds in 2020, supported by strong inflows, and compelling ...

Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... top five for Best ESG Super Products. WA Super was in third place, also appearing for the first time, with Australian Ethical Super - International Shares and Tasplan Shares rounding out the top five. HESTA's chief executive Debby Blakey said "As a long-term ...

Roadmap outlines sustainable transformation for finance industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... of consumers, for ASIC to consider strengthening its Regulatory Guide to facilitate meaningful disclosures on ESG and ethical considerations in investment products, and for super funds to disclose their portfolio holdings within 90 days of each half ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... or more of revenue from fossil fuels and their supply chains. SRI options had three specific screens: climate change, ethical and convention and controversy-based screens, and provided scope to remove companies on discretionary grounds, for factors outside ...

Investors to develop tool to measure biodiversity impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Investor Statement on the need for biodiversity impact metrics earlier this year. Aware Super and Australian Ethical Investment are two of the more than 30 leading institutional investors around the world who have signed the statement. The statement ...

Online investors applying ESG criteria: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... said they had bought or sold investments based on environmental impact, 17% said they had taken action after considering ethical and corporate governance factors, and 9% took social issues into account. "There is strong appetite for investments that ...