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Two new ETFs for Franklin Templeton

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... fund does not invest in securities issued by companies that are directly involved in producing controversial weapons, tobacco products, and mining or extracting thermal coal, or extracting oil from tar sands subject to a 10% revenue threshold. The Franklin ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... Funds. ASIC noted that the Vanguard 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 ...

Inflation falls to 4.1%, RBA weighs rate cut

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... lower than 5.1% in September 2023, and the peak of 6.8% in December 2022. Notable price increases this quarter included tobacco (7%), new dwelling purchases by owner-occupiers (1.5%), domestic holiday travel and accommodation (3.9%), and medical and ...

Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... housing (up 6.6%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (up 4.6%), insurance and financial services (up 8.8%), and alcohol and tobacco (up 6.4%) were the main drivers of the annual increase. "CPI inflation is often impacted by items with volatile price changes ...

GESB debuts first sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... GESB's whole-of-portfolio approach to responsible investing, it said. In line with that approach, the option excludes tobacco, controversial weapons, and nuclear weapons. GESB also excludes any equity securities or debt issued by Russian companies ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... their website that they eliminated investments that posed too great a risk to the environment and the community, including tobacco manufacturing, oil tar sands and gambling," ASIC said. "Active Super also stated that they had added Russia to their list ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... Funds. ASIC noted that the Vanguard 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 ...

How this budget was built

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... jumped 10% but only from $39 billion to $43 billion, noting that almost 95% of this comes from petrol and diesel excise and tobacco and alcohol excise. These constraints set the scene for the expenditure side of the ledger. Sure, defence spending is ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... July 2025. Smokers and vapers: The government will ensure that smoking becomes more expensive by increasing the tax on tobacco by 5% per year for the next three years, starting in September. It will also look to strengthen regulations around e-cigarettes ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... Vanguard Investments for misleading statements about the extent to which their funds applied investment exclusions for tobacco-related investments." In total, ASIC has issued over $140,000 in infringement notices in response to concerns about alleged ...
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