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Australian Ethical names new portfolio manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... concentrate on managing the team and the overall investment process for managed funds and Australian Ethical's superannuation fund, the fund manager said. See Also Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust Australian Ethical Investment hires head ...

Ethinvest model portfolios continue to outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... returns, Ethinvest reported. The two model portfolios run on the Emerald Wrap, a dedicated responsible investment, superannuation and pension platform, and currently have around AU$1.2 million in assets under management, Thomas said. "It's early days ...

Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Since 2011, 16 superannuation funds have divested from AU$1.2 billion in tobacco stocks, and one Melbourne oncologist has made it her cause to persuade the superannuation industry to divest from the rest of what she estimates is a total of AU$8.5 billion ...

RIAA: Increased public demand for responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... billion, or 2.3%, and that is a big step up. It confirms what we've been observing across banking, finance and superannuation. We've seen that some strong drivers have come from civil society and NGOs who are focused on superannuation and investments ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... the part of investors, but there really hasn't been a fund established here in Australia until now." Australian superannuation funds have an estimated AU$40 - AU$65 billion invested in infrastructure, noted Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO in a statement accompanying ...

Mercer research surveys governance at superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
More than half of superannuation funds participating in a recent Mercer survey have reported that they do not currently have independent directors on their trustee boards. Pam McAlister, partner and senior governance consultant, Mercer Mercer surveyed ...

Financial System Inquiry addresses impact investment market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... They've captured the essence of that quite well." The report noted that barriers to investment include concerns by superannuation trustees that their fiduciary duty preclude allocations in impact investments, "[t]his despite there being no explicit prohibition ...

ACSI lists ASX sustainability reporting leaders, laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... factors, more than 40% of those companies still rate in the bottom two categories of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI)'s annual review of sustainability disclosures. ACSI has issued seven reports on ASX200 sustainability disclosures ...

Christian Super to merge with Australian Christian Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... expand initially from eight to nine, and Australian Christian Churches will become a fifth principal sponsor of our superannuation fund," Murphy said. "They will appoint one director to our board, until the next elections." Between now and October 1 ...

ACSI: companies paid premium for rights issue underwriting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... underwriting of rights issues between 2010 and 2012, according to research conducted by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI conducted benchmark modelling of what underwriting services should cost companies, and said the modelling ...