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ASIC fines Vanguard for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... International Shares Select Exclusions Index Funds excluded certain investments in tobacco, but "while this screen applied to exclude manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, it did not exclude companies involved in the sale of tobacco ...

Vanguard, Hejaz, abrdn launch sustainable products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Hejaz Property Fund (applies an ethical overlay to invest in globally listed REITs. The fund applies negative screens to exclude investment assets based upon the nature of their business activities and their failure to meet financial thresholds relating ...

Measuring sustainability performance: comparing an SDG score with ESG ratings

JAN ANTON VAN ZANTEN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... measure which companies are sustainable, how might investors identify those companies that contribute to a better world and exclude those that have a negative impact?

Zurich accelerates net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Zurich's local operation has committed to reducing the carbon intensity of its investment portfolio by 25% by 2025 while committing to hit net zero for its operations by 2030. Zurich announced new targets and initiatives for its operations in Australia ...

Rainmaker reveals ESG super fund leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... to 80% now. "To achieve investment returns, super funds have to actually invest in things," Dunnin said. "You can't exclude and divest from everything. Anyway, doing so just hands over control of the economy to other people who may not care about ...

RIAA certifies two Real Asset Management funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has certified two fund strategies from Real Asset Management (RAM). The RAM Australian Diversified Fixed Income Fund and RAM Diversified Fixed Income and Credit SMA have been approved under RIAA's ...

Australian Shareholders' Association issues net zero policy for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... investment in certain industry sectors due to ethical or sustainability concerns. The top three exclusions for investors who exclude sectors were gambling, at 42%, coal/fossil fuels at 25% and tobacco at 25%.

Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... and has as very specific aversion to a particular stock, then managed accounts allow you to customise the portfolio and exclude the stock from the portfolio, or replace one company with another. "An individual adviser can utilise the technology to deliver ...

Investor backing for Say on Climate votes: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's largest super funds and the world's largest investment managers backed most "Say on Climate" votes in 2021, according to analysis from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). There were 19 'Say on Climate' votes on company ...

Janus Henderson launches net zero active ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Janus Henderson Investors has launched a net zero active ETF on the ASX. The Janus Henderson Net Zero Transition Resources Active ETF (JZRO) is the fund manager's third active ETF in Australia and seeks to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio ...