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Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Ethical investment options may have now entered a phase where they are performing well compared to traditional funds. Last year the news hit headlines that just one-third of ethical managed investment funds have outperformed their non-ethical peers ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... civil penalty proceedings alleging "misleading conduct and misrepresentations to the market relating to claims it was an ethical and responsible superannuation fund." "Active Super represented on their website that they eliminated investments that posed ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC's latest action against Vanguard for allegations of greenwashing in a bond fund raises the question of whether the market regulator will crack down on index providers and other third-party service providers for greenwashing as well. Last month ...

Challenging market weakens ESG-focused fund flows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... previous quarter. The total size of Australasian sustainable investments is estimated to be $US27.5 billion. Australian Ethical increased its market share following a merger with Christian Super. DFA continues to grow its market share and overtook Vanguard ...

ASIC takes Vanguard to court over further greenwashing claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC is taking Vanguard to court over greenwashing allegations relating to a global bond index fund. This is the second time the market regulator has taken action against Vanguard over greenwashing. ASIC has lodged civil penalty proceedings in federal ...

RIAA CEO Simon O'Connor to exit after 10 years

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... of years." RIAA's Benchmark Report 2023 - an annual study tracking the size, growth and performance of responsible, ethical and impact investment industry - will be released 28 August.

Family offices see ESG as part of fiduciary duty: Ocorian

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... March 2023. In 2021, Praemium released research finding Emerging high net wealth investors are more likely to rate ESG, ethical and responsible investment considerations as being important than other segments of the HNW sector. Emerging HNW investors ...

IGO announces new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... championed the company's efforts in environmental stewardship, social impact, and governance, emphasising the importance of ethical conduct and community engagement. It is notable that Rio Tinto turned to Ivan to rebuild their relationships with ...

Super fund survey finds strong demand for sustainable super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... push the companies in which they invest in the right direction. "There is no perfect company," she said. To be considered ethical, super funds must be transparent and strive to meet sustainability objectives. ART picks stocks based on ESG and then performance ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... and in line with our Supplier Code of Conduct. Our Supplier Code of Conduct sets out our expectations of behaviours and ethical business practices for our suppliers." Hostplus uses KPMG as internal auditor and PwC as independent auditor. "Hostplus is ...