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Industry fund launches ethical investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... members with an investment time horizon of six years or more, the PDS shows. Chief executive David Elia said sustainable investing has been a focus for Hostplus for a numbers of years and an extensive ESG approach is already in place. "While this approach ...

Awareness of sustainable investing grows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Almost one in five Australians believe it is extremely important for their investments to be in sustainable companies. This is a key finding of the fifth annual BT Australian Financial Health Index, demonstrating the conscious considerations Australian ...

Bendigo targets ethically conscious investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... Bendigo Socially Responsible Growth Fund," Rohan said. In a survey released by Morgan Stanley's Institute for Sustainable Investing, researchers found that about 84% of millennials were interested in sustainable investing, and nearly twice as likely ...

Northern Trust launches sustainable real assets fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... to "benefit from the long-term returns associated with listed real estate companies, whilst incorporating sustainable investing principles." GRESB managing director Sander Paul van Tongeren said: "The environmental performance of buildings has been shown ...

Make 2017 a big year for financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... investing. Here are Dane's recommendations on how to appeal to this demographic: Familiarise yourself with sustainable investing ESG funds invest in companies with strong ESG practices. Impact investments seek to generate a measurable social or environmental ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... realisation still has ways to go. Principal for responsible investment at Mercer, Cheang says both responsible and sustainable investing in Australia is experiencing monumental shifts as super funds work through the best way to align environmental footprints ...

Impact investing driving advice growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... investors with a dedicated platform. BlackRock Impact allows clients to invest to personal objectives via three sustainable investing segments: exclusionary screens, ESG factors and impact targets. "The idea is that we will build that platform out over ...

Australian Ethical appoints former AMP Capital PM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... to working with an organisation that is 100% dedicated to ethical investment and using my experience in sustainable investing to deliver market-leading results for investors. Australian Ethical is the leader in the Australian ethical investing sector ...

AIST CEO resigns for UN post

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... had close links to Australia's $500 billion not-for-profit super sector, which had led the field in the sustainable investing and climate change awareness. "There is a strong match between the objectives of long term, institutional investors and the ...

Greater teamwork for ESG: Towers Watson

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... conjunction with Oxford University, consultant Towers Watson said investors needed a new way to think about sustainable investing, and better cooperation between participants in the investment process. Governments are critical in setting the tone for ...