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AXA IM global equity SmartBeta fund gets RIAA approval

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... said RIAA's certification reinforced AXA IM's long-standing commitment to responsible investment (RI) and supporting sustainable financial markets. "Since forming in 1997, AXA IM's responsible investment team has become one of the largest and most experienced ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... in line with life expectancy. If we're able to do that in our country I think it would make the whole system more sustainable and less political. It would be a great outcome," Knox says. What is clear about the Mercer senior partner is an industry knowledge ...

Australian Ethical appoints former AMP Capital PM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... look forward 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 ...

Ethics and income not incompatible: Martin Currie

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... "investment needs" of ethical investors "are often not dissimilar to those of a retiree, due to their similar need for 'sustainable income'." Using the initial screen Martin Currie applies for its Equity Income strategy on the ASX 200, around 100 stocks ...

HESTA investment analyst collects ESG award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and active participation in the global P8 Group all left a profound mark on sustainable investment thinking and action at a global level.

PIMCO Income fund launched in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... appreciation in a world where yield is hard to come by. This fund takes a prudent approach to pursuing a relatively high and sustainable monthly income stream with limited volatility, and is an attractive addition to our existing range of solutions ...

Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... across geographies. But you do need a large pool of capital to achieve that," Beauchamp says. One such pool is the Sustainable Agriculture Fund (SAF) - run by AgCap and managing investments for AustralianSuper, AMP Capital Investors, Mine Wealth + Wellbeing ...

NAB posts $1.7bn net loss from Clydesdale IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... business. It shows that delivering against our strategic priorities is producing results and laying the foundations for sustainable growth and returns." NAB's Wealth division did particularly well in the half-year, reporting an 11.7% increase in cash ...

Super objective paves way for taxation changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... that although key superannuation measures announced in the budget were "a necessary step toward a fairer and more sustainable super system, more needed to be done to improve fairness in super." He noted that changes to the Age Pension Asset test - announced ...

ANZ retains FUM during major wealth restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... ANZ's dividend payout ratio within its historic range of 60-65% of annual cash profit, which provides a conservative, sustainable and fully franked dividend base for the future." Commenting on the results, ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said: "This ...