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All-tech index offers new opps in financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... keen to claim their stake in local tech companies early in the wave, financial advisers have a new solution. Today the Australian stock exchange launched a new technology index, the S&P/ASX All Tech index, which in its early days will track the fortunes ...

Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... rise by 1.9% over the coming year, following an 11% gain in 2019. With analysts warning a repeat 2019 is unlikely, Australian investors are shifting their strategies to align with the subdued market outlook. Of the 7933 Australian investors surveyed ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... PERFORMANCE AB Managed Volatility Equities Allan Gray Australia Equity Fund Antares Elite Opportunities Fund Australian Ethical Australian Shares Fund Australian Ethical Diversified Shares Fund AUSTRALIAN EQUITIES - INDEX/ENHANCED Dimensional Australian ...

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... employee for responsible investing, in 2018 that number was up to 48% and now that number now sits at 93%. Australian Ethical, AustralianSuper, First State Super, Macquarie and Mercer Super Trust self-reported they had more than five dedicated responsible ...

Ethical super fund shutters themed options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... returned -1.50% to June 2019. The asset allocations for the other three options were split between international and Australian shares. The pride option achieved a return of 7.96%, while the animals option returned 2.83%. The environment option was closed ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... responsible manner. For Rae, who is a member of the Ethical Adviser's Co-op and the Technical Working Group for the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, that would mean business as usual - however, for other advisers it could present a significant ...

Recognition for industry leader in fight against slavery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... Australia," he said. He pointed out that the mandatory reporting and the requirement for investors to report under the Australian act makes it stronger in some ways than the UK's anti-slavery laws. "Investors can play a big role, we have a lot of leverage ...

Industry fund awards $125 million mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
An industry fund chose Dimensional Fund Advisors for a $125 million allocation as it directs more of its Australian equities assets into screened passive strategies. Christian Super manages $1.6 billion on behalf of its members, of which 23% is in Australian ...

AMP, HESTA, Hostplus lose out in ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... some." The highest rating for a super fund went to Future Super which got a score 4.5 out of 5, followed by Australian Ethical with 4 out of 5. The Ethical Advisers' Co-op said they were impressed by Future Super's exclusions of fossil fuels ...

Boutique wins industry fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... selection, the super fund said. Christian Super has $1.6 billion in funds under management. About 23% of this is in Australian equities. The fund uses four external managers for its Aussie equities allocations. This includes one passive manager and three ...