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How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... environmentally-sound investments, avoids companies which have a 'material' (i.e. more than 10%) exposure to areas such as tobacco, gambling, armaments and uranium mining, but, like HESTA, has no explicit policy on fossil fuel miners or high carbon emitters. ...

LGS appoints former CFS GAM exec to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... investment policy, avoiding companies which have a 'material' (i.e. more than 10%) exposure to areas such as tobacco, gambling, armaments and uranium mining.

Former UniSuper CEO joins UCA FM board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... the Uniting Church in Australia. It avoids investing in companies directly involved in areas such as tobacco, alcohol, gambling, uranium mining. Among the excluded companies are BHP Billiton, excluded for its uranium mining operations; Crown Limited ...

Australian Ethical MySuper option approved

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... and medical breakthroughs. It will not invest in companies exposed to industries and issues such as coal, oil, tobacco, gambling and child labour. "We see the members of our MySuper option including employees in socially or environmentally responsible ...

State Street wins $780m LGS mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... environmental, social and governance investment principles and will exclude stocks from industries such as uranium mining, gambling, armaments and tobacco." LGS has gained the reputation of being an ethically and environmentally responsible investor ...

Australian Islamic finance presents opportunities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... funds have strict ethical guideline and are not allowed to invest in any asset associated with tobacco, alcohol, weapons, gambling, pork or adult material. Its Principles focus on profit and loss sharing and forbid the collection of interest.

Hermes launches global quant equities ESG strategy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... in companies which exhibit high ESG risk, or who derive significant revenue from armaments, logging, nuclear energy, gambling and tobacco. Peter Lambert, chief executive officer of LGS, said: "This is another step towards LGS developing and implementing ...

110 years prison for ex-SIB chief

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... Stanford used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle, including a yacht with a fleet of support vessels, a private jet and gambling. He also perpetuated the fraud by bribing SIB's now deceased auditor, Leroy King, the then-head of the Antiguan Financial ...

Financial adviser sentenced on fraud charges

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... 'Skandia'. It was alleged that Hobson did not invest these funds on behalf of his clients but instead used the money to fund a gambling addiction. Hobson was sentenced on four counts to two years imprisonment, suspended on the offender entering into ...

Islamic fund opens doors to Australian investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... has at their disposal. Crescent Wealth will not invest in companies that derive profit from debt, weapons, pornography, gambling, or alcohol, blocking access to around 40-45% of the investment universe. Companies will then be filtered for investment ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN
Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI
Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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