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Former Liberal Party leader joins Islamic super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... financial institutions, such as banks," Yassine explained. "We offer an attractive alternative based on socially responsible investing and place funds in healthcare, property and infrastructure, utilities, manufacturing and innovative industries, instead." ...

Asset manager gives ESG data to BNY subsidiary

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... clients were looking for ways to incorporate ESG factors and filters to meet investor demand for socially responsible investing. "This alliance helps our clients gain access to comprehensive up-to-date ESG data to help inform their investment decision-making," ...

Super fund members satisfied but restless

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... socially responsible investment options, with 14% saying this was a key motivator. "Ethical and socially responsible investing is gradually gaining popularity, and super funds that cater to this growing demand will stand out among younger Australians," ...

Financial services giants launch ESG indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... the need for ESG considerations within fixed income, he said. Bedwell said Australia's demand for socially responsible investing has grown rapidly in last three years as recent estimates show the size of the local market is about $600 billion. Establishing ...

Good Super partners for Dump Trump investment option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... company is "using technology to bring honesty and transparency to financial services, while making socially responsible investing easy and more accessible." "Through their finances, particularly in Australia where superannuation contributions are mandatory ...

Investment bonds see seismic shift: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... may work best for large scale clients seeking tailored portfolios or specific outcomes - such as socially responsible investing or maximising taxation arbitrage through franking credits - where multi asset portfolios may not be as effective." It's worth ...

Investment purpose critical to advice: Nikko AM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... the key differences between environmental, social and governance (ESG) factor based investing and socially responsible investing (SRI) if they are going to remain helpful to clients. Speaking to Financial Standard, Nikko Asset Management New Zealand ...

Investors torn over ESG capabilities

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
The Australian National University has altered its commitment to socially responsible investing after changing the manner in which its domestic equities investments are managed. While the university committed to divesting from several resource and mining ...

Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... introducing MEC to shareholders in the Wilson Asset Management LIC stable. In a white paper titled 'Can socially responsible investing and good returns coexist?; Spoiler alert, the answer is yes', Morphic Asset Management joint chief investment officer ...

Factor investing sees new customised approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... and governance strategy because it sees factor and smart beta investing converging with ESG and socially responsible investing. "ESG, low-carbon, climate change - can we think about these as a factor, can we combine it into a portfolio as we do multi-factor ...