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Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... topical issue, too. For medical clients, they'll often talk about Bronwyn King and the work she's done around Tobacco Free Portfolios. Another client mentioned that he was buying a hybrid Camry,and we started talking about sustainability. We ...

Fundamental portfolio managers analyse ESG performance of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... several ways in the Smaller Companies Sustainable Future Trust. One is a negative screen, eliminating fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, forestry activities, gambling activities, and unhealthy fast food. The team then applies its internal ESG score ...

Teachers Mutual Bank's certified responsible products hit $1.17 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... of mind and knowledge that their investment or loan is not being used to fund harmful industries such as fossil fuels, tobacco or armaments. "We know that our existing members value this enormously, and that it is of great appeal to potential members ...

Praemium enhances ESG tools with SMA, research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... screens to eliminate companies based on the following categories: pornography, gaming, animal testing, armaments, alcohol, tobacco, and three categories in fossil fuels- thermal coal, oil sands, and oil and gas. These screens feed into Praemium's existing ...

Australian mutual fund assets rise to $66.8bn in 2019: Cerulli Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... method of incorporating ESG considerations into investment decisions, followed by negative/exclusionary screening at 82.4%. Tobacco and firearms or weapons are the top two exclusions for both Australia-domiciled mutual funds and Australian asset owners. ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... investor. As a simple example, investment managers who have restricted certain assets from their portfolios such as holding tobacco securities for example, could restrict these same securities from being held as collateral in their securities lending ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs surpass $1 billion funds under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... industries from a carbon emission perspective. Both ETFs screen out companies with material exposure to fossil fuel, gambling, tobacco, armaments, uranium/nuclear energy, destruction of valuable environments, animal cruelty, chemicals of concern, mandatory ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... by beneficiaries that the most harmful industries are avoided in their investment. We see again that exclusions across tobacco and controversial weapons are common and cover 60% of the funds with baseline exclusions." The growing application of responsible ...

ESG engagement key to small cap value: Perennial Value Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... screen is a minimum market cap of $50 million. Perennial then applies a negative screen, eliminating fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, forestry activities, gambling activities, and unhealthy fast food. The team then applies its internal ESG score ...

Sustainalytics hires Jodie Tapscott as head of Australasia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... active member of the responsible investment community within Australia. She is currently an advisory committee member for Tobacco Free Portfolios and a member of the Financial Services Council's ESG working group. Previously, she was a lead investor ...