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AMP Capital overhauls ESG investment strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
AMP Capital is introducing an ethical investment framework that will divest about $570 million in 'dangerous' or unethical investments across its entire portfolio. The company is ramping its commitment to responsible investing, and applying its new ...

Liftoff imminent at Spaceship

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... that the benefit of investing the technology companies is that their founders are usually the ones pushing the ethical investment agenda. So what's next for Spaceship? While the product-provider is running behind its scheduled launch date, they recently ...

Soul Pattinson pockets Hunter Hall via Pengana merger

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... Hunter Hall's issued equity. The new entity, which Hunter Hall chair Kevin Eley said will maintain his firm's ethical investment screen, will represent about $3.1 billion in funds under management and be led by a board comprising former Colonial First ...

RBC secures custody mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... arm of The Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of NSW and the ACT. It is reported as one of the pioneers of ethical investment management in Australia and seeks to put the mission and beliefs of the Uniting Church into practice through its ethical and ...

Pricing error shaves $2.2m off Australian Ethical profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... a 30% boost in Australian Ethical's super fund membership over the past 12 months. "Increasing awareness of ethical investment and our investment in targeted marketing helped us set new records in our super fund. In the six months to 31 December 2016 ...

Equities manager awarded $48m mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... performance and market positioning. An important feature of the mandate is that it integrates the Uniting Church's ethical investment principles in stock selection. "We are delighted to welcome Uniting Financial Services as a client. This is a long term ...

BetaShares develops new ethical ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... activities deemed inconsistent with responsible investment best practice. "Australians are increasingly using ethical investment options as they realise the impact their money can have on promoting positive environmental and social outcomes," BetaShares ...

Hunter Hall investment style to be maintained: WHSP

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... with Hunter Hall's commitment to ethical and environmentally driven practices over the past 24 years. In their ethical investment policy, Hunter Hall (HHL) pledges to avoid investment in companies that derive operating revenues from direct and material ...

AdviserLogic appoints director for hybrid role

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... manager-advice for Australian Unity Personal Financial Services, head of sales and marketing at Australian Ethical Investment and general manager of Glebe Asset Management. "In appointing Paul we have a proven business builder and leader. His knowledge ...

Inflows and performance boost Australian Ethical profits

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... reflected in our continued strong growth in new clients and inflows." "We believe the growth trajectory of ethical investment is set to continue." One piece of bad news stemming from the result is that Australian Ethical is setting aside around $900,000 ...