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Fossil fuelled Ireland to divest for climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
The Republic of Ireland looks set to become the world's first country to divest from fossil fuels. On July 12 lawmakers in the nation's Dail Eireann - the lower house of parliament - passed a bill requiring the Irish government to sell off any interests ...

ETF industry swells to $39 billion, global equities dominate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
Investors are gravitating away from Australian equities and towards international shares as the ETF industry reaches $39 billion, according to latest insight from BetaShares. International equities attracted the highest net inflows of all asset classes ...

Church threatens to dump $21bn of fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
One of the UK's largest charity fund managers has voted to sell $21 billion worth of investments in fossil fuels if the companies don't align to climate change goals by 2023. The Church of England's parliament voted 347 to four in favour ...

Should high-income earners pay charity levy?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
Academics have proposed a new system to better distribute Australia's wealth - one which would see high-income earners pay a charity levy. The levy would be based on a small percentage of earnings for Australians with income of more than $269,000 ($US200,000). ...

Pre-retirees fear longevity risk: AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
AustralianSuper is launching a retirement confidence index it says will shine a light on how the superannuation system can reduce anxiety among pre-retirees. Created in conjunction with Monash University, the AustralianSuper Retirement Confidence Index ...

Managed accounts expert expands new platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
A former Mason Stevens executive is joining a fintech that's offering investment and managed accounts solutions, as well as a new superannuation product. Spitfire Corporation appointed David Storm as its head of distribution, tasked with the sales ...

Raiz close to super product launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
Micro-investing platform Raiz has completed the beta testing phase of its superannuation product, which boasts charging some of the lowest fees in the market for balances of $50,000. After announcing plans for its super product in March, Raiz Invest ...

Pengana adds social measures to impact reporting

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
The $3 billion fund manager has incorporated social measures into its WHEB Asset Management Impact Report for the first time. Pengana launched its 2017 WHEB Asset Management Impact report, incorporating four social measures in addition to the five environmental ...

ESG considerations material to long-term success

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Latest research from Regnan dispels investor myths about the usefulness of ESG investing. According to Regnan, investors need not worry about the cost of considering material ESG risks in portfolios. The research house claims the long-term performance ...

Chief economist update: Minutes of concerns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
We're all much aware of the US Federal Reserve's optimistic outlook for America's economic growth, unemployment and inflation and that, as per the 13 June FOMC statement, the risks to this outlook "appear roughly balanced." However, the ...