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Spaceship launches new managed fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... more UN Sustainable Development Goals agenda, and will negatively screen for tobacco, alcohol, weapons, animal cruelty, human rights abuse, nuclear power, gambling or fossil fuel. The portfolio is 38 international and domestic stocks, across industries ...

Poor progress on human rights revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
The sad state of human rights concerns among the world's largest corporations has been laid bare in a new benchmarking report, finding little to no progress has been made in the last 12 months. The World Benchmarking Alliance released the fourth edition ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... (71%) of which are women and girls. More than 60% of victims live in the Asia Pacific. "As investors, we see modern slavery, human trafficking and labour exploitation as something that goes beyond ethics. Business models and value chains that rely on ...

Emotions lead to losses: Oxford Risk

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... behavioural finance Greg B. Davies said: "The suitability processes of many wealth management businesses are typically too human heavy, inefficient, and front loaded to the beginning of the client relationship to keep up with rapidly changing client ...

Macquarie profits slide 32%

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... lower than the previous half and 32% lower than same period last year. "Recent months have been overshadowed by the profound human impact of COVID-19 global health crisis and its economic consequences," Macquarie chief executive Shemara Wikramanyake ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... wave) brethren currently face, but it was still a threatening challenge. Data from the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) showed that daily new cases in Victoria jumped from zero on the 8th of June to 687 on August 4 - almost seven ...

Super advice firm buys robo-adviser

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... digital and holistic advice are complementary offerings. Six Park chief executive Pat Garrett said: "[..] In fact, when a human element is added to a service like robo- or digital- advice, the conversion rate of customers who actually implement the advice ...

Robo-advice a complement, not disruptor: Six Park

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... co-chief executive Pat Garrett said there is no competition between robo-advice and financial advisers. "[..] In fact, when a human element is added to a service like robo- or digital- advice, the conversion rate of customers who actually implement the ...

Australian Ethical executive departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... years and will be sorely missed. We wish her all the best," he said. Over her time in Australia Horan worked in a number of human resources roles at financial institutions including State Street, Commonwealth Bank and Pioneer Investments. Additionally ...

Vanguard launches new ESG offerings

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... exclude shares in companies with conduct that contravenes the principles of the UN Global Compact pertaining to labour rights, human rights, environment and anti-corruption. "In this range, we are focused on delivering funds that screen for the evolving ...