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Defunct fund pays greenwashing fine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A now-defunct app-led climate impact fund is the latest entity to cop a fine for greenwashing from the regulator. Melbourne Securities Corporation (MSC) has paid $13,320 to comply with an ASIC infringement notice relating to allegations of misleading ...

Northern Trust pulled up for greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management Australia has paid just shy of $30,000 over allegations of greenwashing. ASIC brought two infringement notices against the local arm of the global fund manager alleged false and misleading statements in the application ...

Responsible investment AUM declines but uptake increases: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Assets under management in the responsible investment industry dropped by nearly $250 billion in 2022, according to the latest Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) report. For the first time in years, the total Responsible Investment ...

Fund Manager round up: Maple-Brown Abbot, Brookfield, Cultiv8

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... positive screens that target positive impact in a number of 'sustainable future' goals, and enhancing the negative screen, as well as aligning more closely with the UN Sustainable Developent goals." CEO and managing director Sophia Rahmani said ...

Vanguard, Hejaz, abrdn launch sustainable products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
A number of ESG and sustainable products have launched in Australia, including two Sharia-compliant ETFs and a positive impact fund. Vanguard Australia has launched a positive impact global equities fund that aims to outperform the broad global equities ...

V-Square launches ESG index strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
V-Square Quantitative Management has launched an ESG and carbon transition index strategy that aligns with the Your Future, Your Super performance test. The V-Square MSCI Global Equity ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Indexed Strategy tracks the ...

Innova launches ESG model portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Innova Asset Management has launched a range of ESG-focused model portfolios that will donate at least 20% of fund revenue to four identified Australian charities. The Innova Sustainable Future Managed Account Solution portfolios apply negative and ...

Schroders' sustainable multi-asset fund receives RIAA certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Schroders has received certification from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) for its newly renamed Sustainable Growth fund. The Schroder Sustainable Growth Fund is Schroders' first sustainable multi-asset strategy available in ...

High modern slavery risk to ASX 300: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Nearly one third (31%) of the ASX 300 are assessed as high risk for modern slavery, according to a new scorecard from ISS ESG. ISS ESG has launched the Modern Slavery Scorecard, which assesses modern slavery risks in operations and supply chains, preparedness ...

Emerging markets improving on ESG: Bank of America

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Emerging market companies are increasing their focus on ESG issues, citing pressure from investors as a key driver for activity, according to Bank of America. Bank of America's ESG Research recently surveyed issuers in emerging markets, with over ...
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