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Shareholders walk back on Macquarie climate transparency push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Norway's biggest private pension fund; and Storebrand, Norway's largest asset manager. Australian super fund Australian Ethical is also part of the 160 shareholders on the resolution. Australian Ethical head of equities Nathan Parkin said, "Capital ...

Government delivers more 'teeth' to modern slavery act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... the Attorney-General advocating for reform to address underlying risks in modern slavery. Investors such as Australian Ethical, Colonial First State, Future Group, IFM Investors, and more came together to call on the government to ensure the reform is ...

Australian Ethical adds $1bn to FUM in three months

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The ethical manager wrapped up the financial year with a strong performance, gaining almost $1 billion in funds under management (FUM) to $14.5 billion from the March quarter. The performance was a result of strong rollover activity and growing super ...

Performance incentives may undermine honesty: Study

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... help explain why fixed salaries remain prevalent across professions such as medicine, law and financial advice, where ethical judgement client trust is central to service delivery. "Doctors, lawyers and other professionals are note just service providers ...

Northcape adopts tier-based ESG investment framework for Warakirri funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Northcape Capital has introduced a tier-based ESG classification framework for the Warakirri Ethical Australian Equities Fund and the Warakirri Concentrated Australian Equities Funds. While Warakirri is the responsible entity for these funds, Northcape ...

HESTA says ethical screens partly to blame for 'disappointing' ESG returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Riddhima Talwani HESTA's Sustainable Growth option returned members 2.75% over the last year. In comparison, its High Growth and Conservative options returned 11.5% and 6.4% respectively. In a statement to Financial Standard HESTA noted member aligned ...

Investment groups form alliance against modern slavery

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... underlying risks in modern slavery. The letter was sent to the Attorney-General and brings together investors like Australian Ethical, Colonial First State, Future Group, IFM Investors, and more to call on the government to ensure the reform is both ...

NZ Super Fund doubles down on sustainability

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... applied. The ruling has prompted the fund to revise its policy framework, reinforcing the need to better articulate how ethical and sustainability standards are implemented in practice, even as it continues to argue that these considerations remain central ...

Broad exclusions in defence investing don't work anymore: Experts

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... struggle to keep pace with the rapid changes in the industry. Turner gave the example of a former client in the UK who had an ethical fund with a 10% revenue threshold on investments supporting military contracting. The threshold meant the fund could ...

U Ethical appoints distribution lead

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
U Ethical Investors has appointed veteran funds management executive Stuart James as head of distribution, as the firm continues to build out its leadership team and pursue its next phase of growth. James joins U Ethical's leadership team with responsibilities ...
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