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Regional Australia Bank and Holiday Coast merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... and non-financial benefits to members of both organisations. Additionally, it will also help preserve a strong and sustainable mutual financial institution in regional Australia," Olrich said. "We are excited by the prospect of value that this merger ...

Super fund achieves first carbon neutral portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... head of property Scott Armstrong said: "This achievement reflects our ongoing commitment to industry leadership in sustainable and responsible investing in Australia and globally." He explained the fund has been committed to meeting sustainability goals ...

New Perennial small caps active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, forestry activities, gambling, modern slavery and unhealthy fast foods. "Sustainable investing is increasingly an important focus for many investors, and for the first time, Australian investors can access an ...

Global equities boutique opens Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... has established an Australian office, with a former Perpetual Private analyst appointed to lead the local business. Sustainable Growth Advisers, headquartered in Connecticut, has opened an office in Sydney to meet the growing requirements of its existing ...

Tobacco company launches life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... products by 2025. Global chief executive Andre Calantzopoulos said: "We're often asked, 'Can a tobacco company be sustainable?' Our answer to that is, 'Absolutely.'" The company is taking every step possible to completely replace cigarettes with better ...

Former UBS AM research lead joins fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... as senior analyst. Rossi has been UBS AM's head of research since 2007 and also currently looks after UBS's sustainable Australian equities portfolio - a role she's held since 2012. Prior to joining UBS AM, Rossi was an equity analyst at ...

Advisers forgo charitable conversations: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... investment strategy of a perpetual charitable trust means they can grow the capital over time, whilst also generating a sustainable income for annual granting distributions," Sakellaris said. Koda Capital's 2018 research of charitable activity found ...

Aberdeen Standard hires ESG investment director

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... researching new ESG strategies for asset classes, and ensuring assets were invested responsibly to achieve long-term, sustainable returns. Hartnett was a director at Regnan and Asia Pacific managing director at Innovest prior to joining LGS in September ...

TCorp appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... global head of debt origination (UK) and a director at Hambros Bank. "During his time at CBA, he helped to develop a sustainable and social finance team. Ling is passionate about sustainability and was jointly responsible for arranging one of the first ...

Chief economist update: Same challenges, differing reactions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... between one and 3% over the medium term, with a focus on keeping inflation near the 2% mid-point; and support maximum sustainable employment." This is more or less the mandate targeted by every other major central bank around the world, including New ...