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Socially Responsible Investment funds take-off

The recent annual benchmarking study of the Ethical Investment Association reported a dramatic growth in socially responsible investment (SRI) in Australia. According to the report strong growth has been recorded for SRI funds under management, supernnuation ...

Benchmarking costing investors millions: MLC

... Australian investors millions of dollars, Australian largest wealth manager said today. MLC said the common practice of benchmarking amongst Australian fund managers in many cases just doesn't make sense. "On the day S&P announced News Corp's likely ...

Choice to fuel super fund growth; Rainmaker

... funds, Rainmaker Information director of research Alex Dunnin said. According to Rainmaker Information's June quarter Benchmarking report, the number of individual superannuation funds are expected to break through the 300,000 barrier for the first time ...

UK pension funds to dump equity: IMA

... funds, which currently hold only 31% equities. The driving force, the IMA said, is a move towards "liability-based" benchmarking, and is likely to continue over the next few years. The implications for the Australian market could be similar given the ...

S&P acquires former SSB equity indexes

... comprehensive set of global benchmarks to meet the needs of both active and passive investors. "This expansion into the broad benchmarking arena makes Standard and Poor's a comprehensive provider of indices centred on accuracy, objectivity and integrity ...

EIA says SRIs growing dramatically in Australia

... a debate of sorts, EIA has said that SRI has grown by 54 per cent since 2002. They have also said that since the benchmarking study began in 2001, SRI in Australia has more than doubled. The integral parts of the SRIs $21.3 billion include $6.7 billion ...

Platinum rates highly: Morningstar

... returns focus, Morningstar said. This arises from a belief that prevention of capital loss is more relevant than benchmarking a particular market risk, and it also allows Platinum to shortsell particular stocks. Platinum does not specify an outperformance ...