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Suncorp responds to shareholder resolution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... the resolutions that will be considered at its annual general meeting, including a request to disclose exposures to fossil fuels. The shareholder request was sponsored by activist group Market Forces on behalf of 100 Suncorp shareholders. Suncorp said ...

Suncorp pressured on coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... Insurance Policy which align the business practices with the 2015 Paris Agreement. "Suncorp's exposure to the fossil fuels industry is not material, being less than 0.5% in the insurance business and investment portfolio, and a negligible proportion ...

AMP Capital revamps ethical super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... investment held to the public." As part of the updates, the fund has enhanced its investment screen in regards to fossil fuels to reduce the revenue companies can make from fossil fuels including mining thermal coal and brown coal power generation from ...

Super fund invests through RateSetter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... investment is aligned with Future Super's commitment to impact investing in order to accelerate the move away from fossil fuels. Future Super managing director Adam Verwey said: "Superannuation is an incredibly powerful tool to help build Australia's ...

Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... expectations of responsible investment strategies - consumers were found to be most interested in funds that avoided fossil fuels and human rights violations. This is not entirely in line with the most common negative screens. Investment managers are ...

VanEck changes tack on ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... activities (adult entertainment, alcohol, animal welfare, civilian firearms, conventional weapons, controversial weapons, fossil fuels, gambling, genetically modified organisms, nuclear power, nuclear weapons and tobacco).

Ethical funds not ambitious enough: Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... expects its portfolios to be significantly less carbon-intensive than other super fund portfolios, because it excludes fossil fuels. But the portfolios actually went further than that. "Our portfolios abated more carbon than was produced. When you look ...

British MPs prod own pension fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... year, Church of England's General Synod voted 347 to four in favour of selling $21 billion worth of investments in fossil fuels if the companies don't align to climate change goals by 2023.

New Perennial small caps active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... between 20 and 70 Australian/New Zealand stocks and exclude companies that derive more than 10% of their revenue from fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, forestry activities, gambling, modern slavery and unhealthy fast foods. "Sustainable investing ...

Young Aussies backing world's biggest brands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... $60,000. "We face an extremely difficult challenge: making our cars, batteries and solar products cost-competitive with fossil fuels," he said. When the news broke, Tesla shares tumbled 13%; the single biggest fall so far in 2019. That said, Tesla's ...