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SSGA fund divests tobacco and weapons

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... sector level and investors will continue to get the broad market exposure they are seeking. "We are keen to make ethical investing more accessible to all institutional investors, not just the very large ones able to utilise a separate mandate," he said. ...

Infocus subsidiary adds to multi-manager suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... added: "We are pleased to partner with Alpha Fund Managers, and view their support as a further endorsement of ethical investing moving from niche to mainstream." "While other fund managers may be investing heavily in industries with an uncertain future ...

Australian Ethical boosts adviser arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... director Phil Vernon said: "We believe advisers will play a critical role in educating clients and bringing ethical investing into the mainstream. Australian Ethical is experiencing strong growth in the adviser channel with representation on all major ...

Data limiting ethical investing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
The lack of quality data and transparency are barriers for institutional investors wanting to fully integrate an environmental, social and governance framework in their investment process, the latest research from State Street shows. About 60% of Asia-Pacific ...

Industry fund launches ethical investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... community interest in ethical, social and governance (ESG) matters and the super fund furthering its commitment to ethical investing. The SRI vehicle is certified by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia, and funds within in it are managed ...

Collective power: What's next for profit-to-member funds?

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... industry superannuation funds can work together on solving problems including aged care, housing affordability, ethical investing, and internal fund work culture. Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) president Ged Kearney called on the sector to ...

Liftoff imminent at Spaceship

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... employer's default fund. According to Spaceship's PDS, the product-provider does not have their own stance on ethical investing but rather relies under the policies of underlying investment managers. When probed on the issue, Bennetts said that the benefit ...

BetaShares develops new ethical ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... appeal for the millennial generation, a demographic that is emerging as a driving force of both the ETF and the ethical investing industry," Vynokur said. "US industry research shows 41% of millennials use ETFs, compared with 25% of Gen Xers and only ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... investors in Australia and across the world. In the US, for example, there's still a large focus on traditional 'ethical investing' or what an investor can exclude from their portfolio. However pension funds such as CalPERS and NYCERS are leading an ...

SSGA expands responsible investment strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... have chosen to exclude tobacco and weapons from their portfolios as part of an overall increase in interest in ethical investing. However this has largely been achieved through separate, customised mandates which can be expensive for all but the largest ...