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UniSuper waters down 'volatile' environmental option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
UniSuper is refreshing the investment strategy for its Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option, effective March 28. The major change will be lowering the threshold for companies to qualify for inclusion in the strategy. "Due to the concentrated ...

Scottish Widows mandates Robeco to build new ESG indices

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Robeco is partnering with the UK life insurance and pensions company to create custom equity indices for developed and emerging markets following responsible investment principles. The international asset manager and specialist in quant and sustainable ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical, Nationwide Super, Active Super and Aware Super have the best performing ESG investment options over three years, according to the latest data from Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Aman Ramrakha ...

Meta fact-checking move unsettles ethical investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Meta's decision to swap fact-checking for user-generated community labelling has created a dilemma for responsible investors. While U Ethical and other fund managers exclude the social media giant for ESG non-compliance, others - including Vanguard ...

Greenwash top of mind for Kiwi funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
NZ responsible investing grew 14% to $294 billion in 2023 with Mint Funds, Milford, NZ Super, and Harbour AM leading the way, according to Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Rachel Tinkler, head of responsible investment for Mint ...

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 ...
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