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Aware Super leads on climate action: IGCC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... commitment to tackling climate change has been showcased in a global initiative that aims to accelerate the transition a net zero world. The $150 billion superannuation fund was lauded for leading the industry, thanks to its Climate Change Portfolio ...

The top ESG themes for 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to two degrees celsius or less by 2100, which in turn requires the world to become carbon neutral by 2050. Its natural resource management engagement will focus on companies that have both water ...

IFM Investors PE portfolio carbon neutral

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
IFM Investors' is celebrating having achieved carbon neutrality across its entire private equity portfolio. The portfolio's status is fully certified by Climate Active, which represents the Australian government's certification standard, IFM Investors ...

Smart default fund to boost retirement incomes

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
... more than 35%. Douglas Bucknell, founder and chief executive of Tailored Superannuation Solutions (TTS), has developed the world's first 'Smart Default' fund that will result in significant increases to superannuation members' retirement balances. Bucknell ...

New trading platform to enter Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
Moomoo has announced it will launch in Australia, its third market after the US and Singapore. The company will position itself locally as a premium online trading platform. It has been granted an Australian Financial Services Licence by ASIC. Moomoo ...

Crestone to be acquired by LGT Group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Crestone Wealth Management is set to be acquired by one of the world's largest privately owned wealth managers, LGT Group. Under the agreement, LGT Group will acquire 100% of Crestone for $475 million. "The proposed transaction would enable Crestone ...

SSGA creates regional ESG role

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... introduced changes to its SPDR ETF products. From February 2022, the SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate Fund (DJRE), the SPDR S&P World ex Australia Fund (WXOZ), the SPDR S&P World ex Australia Fund (Hedged) (WXHG) and the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Fund ...

CFS launches low cost geared index options

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... by borrowing to invest in a diversified portfolio of global shares. This option aims to outperform the MSCI All Country World Index in Australian dollar terms over rolling seven-year periods before fees and taxes. The geared index options can borrow ...

Fidelity launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... Demographics Fund listed on the ASX as FDEM. It invests in up to 70 global stocks and aims to beat the MSCI All Country World Index NR. Established in 2012, the fund is jointly managed by UK-based portfolio managers Aneta Wynimko, Alex Gold, and Oliver ...

Economic recap: Week to December 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021
... virulent, less deadly and current vaccines offer some kind of protection. The difference between 20 and 21 is inflation - the world didn't have that in 2020. So much so that, after insisting that the recent surge in inflation is "transitory" for ...