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Goldman Sachs launches robo-adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... returns" and invest in companies based on their market capitalisation. Impact invests in companies that meet certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, while Smart Beta scores companies on fundamental and technical factors of performance. ...

BetaShares launches climate ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... provider has announced it is set to launch a fund that will provide exposure to companies focused on climate and environmental challenges. The BetaShares Climate Change Innovation ETF (ERTH) will track an index that will cover clean and renewable energy ...

Asset managers move to ESG

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Close to 80% of institutional investors in the Asia Pacific region boosted their environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows. MSCI's 2021 Global Institutional Investor Survey showed ...

MTAA Super increases premiums amid merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... 75% of the option's portfolio will be invested in growth assets, and it will have a focus on assets with positive environmental and socially responsible characteristics. The strategic asset allocations for most investment options will also change once ...

Hostplus enhances ESG option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... chief executive David Elia commented: "We recognise climate change as being a material financial risk, as well as an environmental and community one. We found through our discussions with members that there is increasing community awareness and sentiment ...

How to attract high net worth clients

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
The latest Netwealth The Advisable Australian report has revealed the attitudes of potential financial advice clients when it comes to brand affinity, finding that higher incomes bring higher expectations. The report found that increased household income ...

JPMAM unveils sustainable fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... currency and volatility that capitalise on return opportunities presented by macroeconomic themes. The fund integrates environmental, social and governance risk analysis in the decision-making process and tilts toward companies that score better for ...

Future Super, Verve accused of misleading members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... suggested that the ETFs Future Super invests in contain underlying assets that might not live up to the kind of environmental impact consumers think they are having. Wilson also asked why Future Super has 12 people employed full-time to allocate investment ...

Iron Man launches VC funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... Actor Robert Downey Jr has launched two venture capital funds that invest in technological solutions that tackle environmental challenges. FootPrint Coalition Ventures comprises two funds - an early-stage Series A and late-stage Series B - led by Downey ...

Kearney Group launches responsible managed portfolios

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... service. "We've deliberately designed a new suite of portfolios that explicitly and systematically consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in our fund manager selection and investment decision-making process," he said. Kearney ...