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BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... millions of people took to the streets to demand action on climate change, many of them emphasised the significant and lasting impact that it will have on economic growth and prosperity - a risk that markets to date have been slower to reflect," he said. ...

Ethical super fund shutters themed options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
An ethical superannuation fund founded in 2013 has terminated the majority of its impact-based investment options following a review. Good Super, which was founded by Sargon's Phillip Kingston and Aron D'Souza as a social impact superannuation fund ...

Super funds set to dominate ASX: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... said. "Therefore, the earlier a member gets appropriate advice on making the most of their superannuation, the better the impact on their final retirement outcome. "Retirees will need to ensure they don't draw down too quickly and outlive their savings ...

WiseTech short could impact super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... Several superannuation funds could get caught in the crosshairs after a short report on WiseTech by J Capital has seen shares in the key Australian tech stock plummet. AustralianSuper, for example, has a $4.2 million holding in WiseTech. Australian Ethical ...

First State Super enters global equities partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... clear separation between the mandate and R&D support despite being run in parallel. Ross Barry, head of systematic and impact investing at First State Super said: "Having successfully developed an internal systematic investment capability in Australian ...

Chief economist update: China's great leap forward 70 years in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... rate down to 4.2% after lowering it to 4.25% in August and keeping it unchanged at 4.3% since 2015 - are having limited impact. It should and it would.

AllianceBernstein wins industry fund mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... as Green MVE, which launched in December last year. The strategy is based on the view that a portfolio of low-volatility shares may not only limit losses but outperform the market. NGS Super chief executive Laura Wright said: "We're committed to ...

Vanguard launches three new active funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... into fundamentally-managed active funds. The Vanguard Active Global Growth Fund will hold a portfolio of 70-120 growth shares with a low turnover. The base fee is 0.60% p.a. plus an outperformance/underperformance fee capped at +/- 0.0825% p.a. The base ...

Values trump value for retail investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... findings, those initiatives need to be tightly aligned with an organisation's "broader positive purpose" to make a greater impact in the minds of investors. Amanda Hicks, head of KPMG's customer, brand and marketing practice said the research demonstrates ...

Perpetual in acquisition mode

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... Novaport. But the multi-affiliate model, where a company takes a minority stake in an investment management business and/or shares revenue with the investment manager, is not of interest at Perpetual Investments. "It is a reasonable model but we are ...