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Australian Ethical closes World Trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
Australian Ethical Investment has closed the firm's World Trust, redirecting investors to a similar trust that offers lower fees and requires a lower minimum investment amount. The firm said no further investments into the World Trust would be accepted ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... new internet component. The State Street June Global Investor Confidence Index will be released. In equities news, the Ethical Investor second annual Green Marketing Forum continues in Melbourne. The Australian share market ended the final day of the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... Eneabba Gas Ltd and Prairie Downs Metals Ltd hold general meetings. The Mining North Queensland conference concludes, while Ethical Investor hosts its second annual Green Marketing Forum. On Monday, the Australian share market closed slightly lower ...

Instos pump $700bn into Islamic finance

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2009
... narrow. Many of the new products entering the market are Shariah compliant, which means products follow a strict moral and ethical code. "The tenets of Islamic finance - lower leverage, transparency and no speculation - make it an attractive investment ...

Australian Ethical sponsors art prize

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
Are you the next Rembrandt or Andy Warhol? Australian Ethical is sponsoring the Australian Ethical Art Prize - a competition open to all artists. According to the Australian Ethical website, the fund manager is sponsoring an art competition which encourages ...

RaboPlus cuts fee on BT fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... platform in November last year. Besides the BT Wholesale-Imputation fund, the Asian Shares fund, Core Global Share fund, Ethical Share fund, Fixed Interest fund and Property Securities fund were among other funds managed by the firm added to the platform. ...

Norway SWF adopts ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... environmental, social and good corporate governance. The fund previously had two tools to help ensure compliance with the fund's ethical commitments - first, the exercise of active ownership in the companies in the portfolio and secondly the exclusion ...

Aus Ethical wins CMSF gong

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
Australian Ethical Investment's Retail Superannuation fund has won the Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) sustainable investment Infinity Award for the second year running. The Infinity Award recognises the fund as a leader in sustainable investment ...

No fast bucks: Costello

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
... the critical mandate of looking past short term losses, rebuilding Australia's economic infrastructure and righting the ethical wrongs resulting in the global financial crisis, said Tim Costello, chief executive of World Vision Australia. Costello, who ...

CFS pumps up ESG investing

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... global financial crisis has put into context the need for more ESG considerations as the current turmoil is as much an ethical crisis as it is a financial one. "The global financial crisis came about because of massive failures in governance. For us ...