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Robo critical to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... their online advice portal. This is particularly important in light of the shift in focus of superannuation towards sustainable retirement incomes."

CBA receives top sustainability endorsement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
The Commonwealth Bank was named Australia's most sustainable business in a list of global companies for the second year in a row. The G100 Sustainability Index also ranked CBA as the sixth most sustainable company in the world, as announced at the World ...

ClearView hire aligns growth plan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... firm was focused on giving advisers access to quality products and the right technology to help them build thriving sustainable businesses. "Given all the regulatory and structural changes advisers are grappling with, it's imperative that we're easy ...

BetaShares develops new ethical ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
BetaShares launched an ETF to provide investors with exposure to a portfolio of the world's top sustainable and ethical companies in one trade. The BetaShares Global Sustainability Leader ETF (ETHI) is the first global equities ETF available via the ...

Severe inadequacies in retiree portfolios: VicSuper

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... needs." VicSuper chief executive Michael Dundon said: "While super funds are looking into ways of making the system more sustainable, we all have individual responsibility to start planning for retirement sooner rather than later, researching how long ...

Make 2017 a big year for financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... millennial 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 ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... hears plenty of verbal commitment from Australian superannuation funds about the development and implementation of sustainable investment strategies. The continued aspiration is welcome, but Cheang believes proper execution and realisation still has ...

CSC contributes to global ESG think tank

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... "Effective Stewardship Activities of Institutional Investors" with the wider aim to enhance constructive dialogue and sustainable corporate growth between asset owners and managers. Among the draft statement was a call to align interest between asset ...

Investment managers must find purpose, not performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... and environment with aligned purpose, habits and incentives can give organisations a competitive advantage that is sustainable and will benefit clients, the providers themselves and ultimately society as a whole," State Street global head of CAR, Suzanne ...

First university climate bond issued

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... said: "As truly international university, Monash has a responsibility to provide strong and visionary leadership on sustainable development. We want our campus network to be exemplars of environmental, social and economic best practice." This is the ...