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U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... term issue of interest while taking into consideration the potential longer term impacts of COVID-19, said Georgina Laird, ethics and impact manager. "We haven't gone on any specific engagement campaigns around COVID-19 at this time, but we feel there ...

Future Super promotes Kirstin Hunter to co-founder

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... fund on the market in the past twelve months," said Simon Sheikh, CEO and co-founder of Future Super. "Her passion for ethics and equality are infectious and will be key in propelling the Future Super story further so that we can build a prosperous future ...

Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The FASEA Code of Ethics should have stronger language regarding ethical investing, according to financial advisers participating in a panel discussion hosted by the Responsible Investment Association RIAA (RIAA). Alexandra Brown, founder, Invest with ...

Sydney Stock Exchange announces new CEO, first listings, ESG focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... ESG. We believe they have the same values we're trying to achieve for investors and the investor market around all those ethics that we believe are represented under the environmental, social and governance tenants." ESG standards are not written into ...

Creating a values-based financial advisory firm: FPA Congress

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... value-based advisory firm would be timely in the wake of the Hayne Royal Commission as well as the newly introduce FASEA Code of Ethics, but in the immediate aftermath of claims by AUSTRAC that Westpac committed 23 million breaches of the anti-money ...

Australian Ethical questions calls for limits on environmental activism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... friendly business practices," in the wake of a recent speech by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Dr Stuart Palmer, head of ethics research, Australian Ethical Investment In a speech earlier this month, Morrison raised the possibility of outlawing the practices ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... manager to 'investments that support the development of sustainable land use and food production," noted Amanda Richman, ethics analyst at Australian Ethical. Investments in food-related industries must form part of a healthy diet, be produced in an ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... an analysis of three dominant ESG themes in Australia - energy and climate policy, modern slavery in supply chains, and ethics in the financial sector. The report also explores how investors could potentially integrate ESG data into three equity strategies ...

Ethical Investment Week to focus on "The Sustainability Revolution"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... and now exceed $2 billion in assets under management, reflecting consumer demand for investments that align with their ethics. "We have a questionnaire that we ask people when they meet with us," Pinnell said. "Most advisers have to do a fact-find. In ...

Emerging markets bring exposure to unmanaged ESG risk: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... there were five MEIs that were especially important in emerging markets - corporate governance, human capital, business ethics, product governance and data privacy and security. The research also found that while the emerging market index had a higher ...