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Global sustainable investment grows 15%: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainable investment industry has grown to US$35.3 trillion. Canada has the highest proportion of sustainably managed funds at 62% of total AUM, followed by Europe, on 42%, Australasia at 38%, the United States at 33% and Japan on 24%. The report shows ...

ASIC reviewing greenwashing in financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... investment strategy is as 'green' or ESG-focused as claimed." The aim of the review is to examine super funds and managed funds to determine "the extent to which greenwashing may be evident in the funds management space," similar to the way that ASIC ...

Ethical fund manager sees 50% spike in AUM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... result was driven by a net inflow of $1.03 billion and investment performance of $990 million. Australian Ethical's managed funds FUM was $2.17 billion, consisting of net inflows of $420 million and market performance of $420 million. Superannuation ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... management, are also screened against the company's ethical charter. Rounding out the top five ESG wholesale managed funds in terms of their three year returns were the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF, with 21.0% return, the Australian ...

ESG managed fund fees revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
ESG equities managed funds are cheaper than non-ESG equities funds, according to the latest Rainmaker Information research into wholesale managed fund fees. A review of fees charged by 76 ESG managed funds found they charged an average 0.8% pa, being ...

Government to launch inquiry into financial sector and climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... beyond non-binding guidance on responsible investing to propose a mandatory, enforceable rule. Meanwhile, ETF and managed funds provider VanEck closed a NYSE-listed coal-based ETF, the VanEck Vectors Coal ETF (KOL). The fund, which was not offered in ...

ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
The top wholesale ESG managed funds have turned in strong returns over the past one and three years to August 2020, according to research from Rainmaker Information. BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI) has shown a return of 27.9% over ...

Australian Ethical sees further growth for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... million. Australian Ethical saw strong performance across its business categories, with increases in superannuation, managed funds and institutional. "The other area is in advisory, that is the quickly growing area for us," McMurdo said. "We are putting ...

Australian Ethical to cut administration fees, enhance customer experience

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... industry-leading member retention," according to its statement. Funded super member numbers increased 13% to 43,264 members. In managed funds, net inflows were up 150% from the prior corresponding period to $96.4 million. The company will invest in in ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... according to the UN PRI. While many super funds follow ESG principles across their whole portfolios, there are 220 ESG managed funds and super fund investment options active in the market. Research by Rainmaker has shown that many of these investments ...