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Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... through the sale of direct equities - not by reducing their holdings in other investments," explained Choi. Sustainable investing is gaining popularity too, as more Australians seek to align their ethical, social and governance (ESG) principles with ...

New super fund to launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
A new superannuation fund is set to launch next week focused on sustainable investing. Elevate Super will launch on Wednesday next week, a spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard. Elevate is a sub-plan of Aracon Superannuation, a subsidiary of ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... executive Larry Fink's plan to transform the world's largest asset manager into THE global leader in sustainable investing. Just six months ago a scathing report released by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) revealed ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... giant - something many have questioned as he gears up for the Rally for Relief charity match this week. Sustainable investing has traditionally been considered the exclusion of unethical investments; alcohol, tobacco, gambling, fossil fuel miners and ...

Local Government Super welcomes new chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... record of long-term strong member retirement outcomes and investment returns, remaining at the forefront of sustainable investing, and leading positive change to evolve member service and value." Stockwell has extensive investment industry experience ...

Fossil fuel holdings cost BlackRock investors $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... (IEEFA) delivered a scathing report on the US$6.5 trillion fund manager, calling out its "broad statements" on sustainable investing that have yet to be integrated into its passive index products, active trading regimes or shareholder engagement programs. ...

BlackRock partners with $23bn super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... increased focus on sustainability "across the board, from investment processes to investment solutions". "Sustainable investing is no longer a niche area and has been brought to the mainstream, because of increased access to more granular data, more ...

Fidelity appoints sustainable investing lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
The $430 billion fund manager appointed a global head of stewardship and sustainable investing from within its own ranks. Fidelity International promoted Jenn-Hui Tan to the role, which will see the 12-year Fidelity veteran responsible for leading the ...

New Perennial small caps active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... fuels, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, forestry activities, gambling, modern slavery and unhealthy fast foods. "Sustainable investing is increasingly an important focus for many investors, and for the first time, Australian investors can access an actively ...

Australia, New Zealand leaders in responsible investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... recommending policy to further accelerate this growth," O'Connor said. The report also showed that in Japan sustainable investing assets quadrupled from 2016 to 2018. Australian responsible investment assets under management reached AUD$866 billion at ...