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Intrinsic finds value in Islamic investing

... self-managed super fund (SMSF). Or, they can invest through Intrinsic's managed discretionary account (MDA) called the Crescent Ethical MDA, which is Shariah-compliant. Broadly speaking, the Crescent Ethical MDA is a discretionary investment portfolio ...

Bribery and corruption policies hard to find

On the back of the AWB scandal, research from the Centre for Australian Ethical Research (CAER) reveals that only half of Australia's largest companies have policies banning bribery or corruption. The research, which looked at companies in the S&P/ASX ...

Christian super goes public

Christian Super is opening its doors to the public and is promoting its 'fully ethical' structure as its point of differentiation in the market. "Opening the fund to the Christian public is a key component of our long-term strategy. Where previously ...

Westpac supports Landcare with enviro term deposit

... over $250 million invested in a range of socially responsible investment funds. According to Mercer, BT's Institutional Ethical Sector Trust has been the number one Australian SRI fund over the past three years with a 29% return in 2005. BT's Australian ...

Let's get ethical: Hunter Hall

Ethical fund manager Hunter Hall is proving you can save the world and save for your retirement at the same time, with the group's Global Ethical Trust returning a high 26.4 per cent over the year to December versus its benchmark's much lower 17 per ...

Ethical investment education comes online

Ethical investment will come online this year, with Australia's first educational course being offered to Financial advisers worldwide. Global assurance and compliance group, SAI Global Limited, have announced that they will partner with the Ethical ...

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 ...

Ausbil Dexia notches four stars

... criteria differs from that of other funds as it focuses on 'best-in-class' businesses, as opposed to the more exclusive ethical investment methodologies. As for the Australian Active Equity fund, Schwand remarked: "The Australian equity process is well ...

Charity begins at Hunter Hall

Ethical investment manager Hunter Hall International is to donate 5 per cent of its 2005 pre-tax profits to charities, and urges other fund managers to adopt similar philanthropic measures. The group will present cheques totalling around $700,000 to ...

Mercer to screen managers against ESG

... similar reviews for around 30 managers in Australia by the end of this year. This Mercer IC follows the release of 2005 Ethical Investment Benchmarking study, commissioned by the Ethical Investment Association, that showed a dramatic increase in the ...