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Perpetual wins for being green

Perpetual's Ethical SRI Fund claimed the prestigious gong for the Socially Responsible Investments (SRI) fund of the year award beating two other finalists, BT Ethical Share Fund and SAM Sustainability Leaders Australia Trust. Michael Walsh, editor ...

EIA launches SRI accreditation scheme

The Ethical Investment Association (EIA) has launched its accreditation symbol for socially responsible investment (SRI) products. The new accreditation scheme and logo however is not an SRI rating but rather its an endorsement by the EIA that an SRI ...

Westpac Staff Super changes its SRI policy on uranium

Westpac Staff Super has dropped its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) policy ban on uranium mining stocks, to exclude only those companies who mine it 'directly' for weapons manufacture. The change to the company's SRI policy, in place since August ...

QSuper expands investment options for members

... Members can now choose to invest in fixed interest, Australian shares, international shares and socially responsible investment alternatives. QSuper trustee Terri Hamilton says the move was a reflection of the ongoing needs of the fund's members. Under ...

Socially Responsible Investment funds take-off

... annual benchmarking study of the Ethical Investment Association reported a dramatic growth in socially responsible investment (SRI) in Australia. According to the report strong growth has been recorded for SRI funds under management, supernnuation funds ...

Active outpacing passive returns for Australian equity funds; Mercer

... quarter was 0.7% shy of the 4.8% median result achieved by comprehensive equity fund managers. The socially responsible investment (SRI) sector returns also beat index returns, albeit by slight less with the median result printing at 4.5% for the quarter. ...

James Hardie tests resolve of SRI's

Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) funds with exposure to James Hardie are reconsidering their association with the construction giant. After warning James Hardie in December last year not to walk away from its moral responsibilities, manager of ...

James Hardie a good example of why invest with SRI's; EIA

... Standard now is a good time to re-examine your investment priorities. Despite admitting a number of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) managers did hold James Hardie stock, O'Halloran drew attention to the actions of AMP and Australian Ethical Investments ...

Ethical investments booming: Rainmaker

The March quarter 2004 Rainmaker Information Roundup revealed ethical and socially responsible investment funds have cracked the $3 billion mark for the first time, up 38% for the year. "After several quarters during 2002 and 2003 of very slow growth ...

EIA says SRIs growing dramatically in Australia

The Ethical Investment Association (EIA) has said that Socially Responsible Investments (SRIs) in Australia have continued to grow dramatically over the past year -rising to $21.3 billion by 30 June 2003. However, Paul Northey, general manager, Navigator ...