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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... that of the previous month's 0.2% rate. The fastest inflation reading since October 2014 was driven by higher costs for tobacco (+2.3%), restaurants & cafes (+1.5%), rents (+1.1%). These were offset by declines in the costs of heating oil (-12.7%), gas ...

LGS strengthens ethical commitment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... The most significant price rises this quarter are in medical and hospital services (+4.2%), automotive fuel (+5.9%) and tobacco (+2.1%). These rises are partially offset by falls in domestic holiday travel and accommodation (-3.7%), motor vehicles (-1.3%) ...

Clime director steps down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... numerous senior roles in his career including with Readers Digest, Time Warner, Barton Shipping, Heinz Food and Rothmans Tobacco in Australia and Europe. In a statement on the ASX, the Clime board extended its thanks to Proctor for his services and commitment ...

Dimensional launches ESG trust

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... screens to exclude or reduce exposure to companies that are connected to or that derive revenue from practices such as tobacco, gambling, alcohol, child labour, cluster munitions, pornography and factory farming. With regards to governance, Dimension ...

Factor investing sees new customised approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... Hunstad said. An NGO with a large pension portfolio recently approached Northern Trust and asked if they could replicate tobacco with non-tobacco stocks. Hunstad said it's an interesting exercise because the answer is yes from a risk perspective. "I ...

Future Super issues $145m admin mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... member administration services for the super fund. Future Super is an ethical fund which avoids investments in fossil fuel, tobacco, gambling, mining, live animal exports and armaments companies. Future Super managing director Simon Sheikh commented ...

HESTA reduces equities carbon footprint

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... dioxide (CO2) emissions and carbon reserves in a risk-constrained manner. It also separately excludes all exposure to tobacco, aligning with HESTA's investment direction. A trio of Russell Investments' equity strategy experts devised a measurement approach ...

AustralianSuper launches new SRI investment option

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... companies which have been flagged as having human rights, labour, environmental or governance controversies; as well as tobacco, cluster munitions or landmine producers. Socially Aware also won't invest in Australian companies (ASX 200) with single gender ...

Mercer appoints Acadian for SRI mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... excluding companies involved in business activities that do not meet the criteria of socially responsible investors, including tobacco and alcohol. Acadian Australia is wholly-owned by US-based Acadian Asset Management. The investment team in Australia ...