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Australian Ethical appoints former AMP Capital PM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... Management and AMP Capital. His appointment comes as Australian Ethical's performance continues to outpace that of mainstream funds. In Mercer's most recent rankings of investment performance, Australian Ethical's Australian Shares Fund ranked first ...

Life insurers paid $6.9bn in claims in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Mainstream life insurance companies paid out a total of just over $6.9 billion in claims in 2015, according to figures from The Risk Store. The statistics show that a total of 89,291 claims were paid for an average $77,279 per claim. Put another way ...

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... investment including the rise of China 2.0, the changing role of indices and the movement of responsible investment to the mainstream. Despite its current economic slowdown, Mark Tinker, head of Framlington Equities Asia at AXA IM argued that investors ...

Social media ETF proves possibilities are endless

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... growing of any product set in the funds management industry. Though exposures available to local investors are quite mainstream by US standards, BetaShares has brought some innovative products to the market including the inverse Australian Equities Bear ...

ETFs moving to mainstream

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
The growing adoption of ETFs by aligned dealer groups is pushing the product into the mainstream, with 2 in 5 planners now using ETFs as a core investment choice for client portfolios according to new research from Betashares and Investment Trends. ...

Super funds encouraged to collect indigenous data

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... vested interest in reducing the number of indigenous Australians who are fully or severely financially excluded from the mainstream. This was the constant message delivered by First Nations Foundation chief executive Amanda Young at the recent Conference ...

Research shows ethical investing at tipping point

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... ethically active" according to research conducted by Australian Ethical, which the asset manager said would lead to mainstream products adopting tighter ESG screens. Australian Ethical predicted that the current growth in ethical investing is due to ...

Blue Sky lifts profits

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... reflected almost 10 years in the alternative assets space, during which time alternatives had started to move into the mainstream. "Industry forecasts suggest alternative assets will be the largest investment class in Australia by 2021," Sowerby said. ...

Silk joins PRI advisory committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... managers' responsible investment performance. Asset Owner Insight is also developing a practical guidance document for mainstream asset owners, outlining how ESG considerations can be integrated into the development of an investment policy, as well as ...

SSGA cuts fees on SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... October 2015 the Industry surpassed $20 billion in assets under management, demonstrating that ETFs have moved into the mainstream investment arena. In addition to launching Australia's first ETF, SSGA launched the first ETF in the US: the SPDR S&P 500 ...