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Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... co-chief executive Estelle Parker said investors are increasingly taking their responsibility to understand investee companies seriously and considering a wide range of risks to investments. "Despite challenging political and economic conditions in some ...

ASIC releases new ETP guide amid booming market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
... total of 398 ETPs trading on the ASX, eclipsing the size and number of other investment vehicles like listed investment companies (LICs) and listed investment trusts (LITs) that have $55.6 billion in asset under management (AUM) and AREITs which have ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... who are unaccounted for. In August, Norway's US$2 trillion sovereign wealth fund announced it divested 11 Israeli companies and was in the process of terminating mandates with external managers based in Israel. This brought the number of Israeli ...

Norway wealth fund told to pause ethical divestments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... Council of Ethics on both June 25 and July 2. This was done under the existing guideline that the fund cannot invest in companies involved serious violations of individuals' rights in war or conflict zones. The Council of Ethics is an independent body ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... $18,780 after it claimed it "excluded entirely" manufacturers of tobacco products when it had indirect holdings in six companies. ASIC issued an infringement notice to the $8 billion super fund over misleading statements made in its 2023 annual report. ...

Prime Super fined over tobacco exclusion claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... $18,780 after it claimed it "excluded entirely" manufacturers of tobacco products when it had indirect holdings in six companies. ASIC issued an infringement notice to the $8 billion super fund over misleading statements made in its 2023 annual report. ...

Paradice lists mid cap strategy as ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... has been previously overlooked. "Mid caps are where investors can access some of the highest quality, fastest-growing companies on the ASX," he said. "Over the past three, five and 10 years, the S&P/ASX Mid Cap 50 Index has been the strongest-performing ...

Outsourcing will 'supercharge' value of advice: Netwealth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... report recommends outsourcing "non-core" activities, and if executed appropriately, leveraging capabilities from other companies can "supercharge" the value of a business. It provided a comprehensive comparison between average firms and AdviceTech Stars ...

US equities not performing as well as they seem: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
... paint the full picture," Colosimo said. "The gains in the US, they've been concentrated in a smaller number of big companies, while there's been a range of smaller companies that have been weak. "... if you look at the equal weight index, which ...

Most influential advisers of 2025 revealed

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... highest representation since the program's genesis. Like 2024, there is a near equal split between the size of the companies represented in the Power50; 52% are from groups with 50 or more advisers, while 48% are from groups with less than 50. Williamson ...