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North ESG AUM boasts rapid growth

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
... companies that can contribute to or benefit from the UN Sustainable Development Goals." Other options added include Perpetual Ethical SRI Credit Fund - Class A, VanEck Vectors Global Clean Energy ETF, and Bendigo Socially Responsible Growth Fund.

28% of super products rated AAA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... products than the 198 which received the AAA rating in 2021. Funds that received the rating include Active Super, Australian Ethical, AustralianSuper, CareSuper, Cbus, Catholic Super, HESTA, legalsuper, Mine Super and REI Super. "Superannuation returns ...

Australian Ethical, Christian Super explore merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... having been directed to merge by APRA, Christian Super has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to do so with Australian Ethical. In a statement to the ASX, Australian Ethical said the two parties are undertaking due diligence to explore possible synergies ...

Equity Trustees wins Hejaz mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... said. "We believe these three funds offer additional 'positive impact' benefits above and beyond returns by incorporating ethical foundations based on achieving prosperity and providing Sharia compliant investments for fund members."

Research reveals investment differentiators between sexes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... investments than men. According to new research from Global Prime, women (12%) are twice as likely as men (7%) to prioritise the ethical impact of their investments as their top financial consideration, citing concerns over the deteriorating natural ...

Hostplus commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... net zero by 2050 - with many also providing serious outlines for carbon reductions to be achieved by 2030. Australian Ethical, which already has limited investments in fossil fuels, has also committed to net zero by 2050. Future Super was the first net ...

80% of Aussies expect ethical investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... their money in super, banks and other investments to be invested responsibly, with 17% of Australians already investing in ethical and responsible products, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). RIAA has released From ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... scored," she explains. BetaShares is one of the managers that does screen for gender equality in its ESG funds. Its range of ethical ETFs all screen out companies with no women on their board of directors. "For example, our ETHI and FAIR funds are tilted ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... that's been put out there by a fund manager like ourselves," he says. Israelstam notes the best example of this is ethical investing, because it makes the most sense for those who want to use direct indexing. "When it comes to ETFs, the vast majority ...

AGL rejects another takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... prices." Cannon-Brookes is on a mission to make Australia more sustainable, investing $200 million into Infradebt's Ethical Fund to help accelerate the nation's renewable energy transition. AGL has plans to spin off its coal power stations to ...