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Australian Ethical divests Mercer parent company

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
Australian Ethical has pulled the plug on a $5 million shareholding in Marsh & McLennan, pointing to the provision of insurance services to a mining conglomerate as grounds for the divestment. The investment in Marsh & McLennan was held in the firm's ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... review. Both these funds also declined to comment on Toth's promotion. QMV partner Jonathan Steffanoni said most big Australian super funds engage with companies in accordance with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and this ...

Best Australian equities funds, with risk considered

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... fares well when risk factors are considered, according to Rainmaker Information. The Rainmaker RMetrics Report divided Australian equities funds into three categories: active core (tracking error of 1 to 5% per annum), high performance (tracking error ...

FIIG calls for taxation, regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
FIIG Securities has called on the government to impose structural changes to the Australian taxation system to see fixed income fairly promoted across all investor groups. In its submission to the Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue, FIIG said there ...

Pendal bolsters ESG fixed income capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... Anna Hong, who links with the firm after previous stints at BlackRock and Challenger. Hong will be assigned to the Australian Composite and Cash Funds. The firm appointed SouthPeak Investment Management portfolio analyst Thomas Ciszewski as a volatility ...

Perth Mint to review audit processes

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... of its audit process after an AFR investigation raised concerns about conflicts in how it sources gold. The Western-Australian government owned Perth Mint allegedly buys up to $200 million of conflict gold from a PNG firm Golden Valley which is owned ...

HUB24, Pinnacle say goodbye to S&P/ASX 200

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... 50 with its spot going to A2 Milk, in the only change to the 50 biggest companies in the market cap index. Australian Ethical Investment will join S&P/ASX 300. All Ords will add VGI Partners, Elanor Commercial Property Fund, Primewest, 360 Capital REIT ...

Industry funds continue risk-adjusted domination

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... at -6%, and the equal highest Sharpe ratio at 0.6. The industry fund shared the equal top Sharpe ratio with Australian Ethical, which was the only retail super fund to crack the top 10 by combined risk adjusted rank - a ranking of funds' average ...

Super fund calls for government support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... long-term infrastructure bond with a government guaranteed coupon would be an attractive fixed income investment for Australian super funds who collectively hold almost $3 trillion in capital, as well as many large overseas investors," Hewson said. "After ...

Mirova chief labels ethical investing pledges hollow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
The chief executive of Mirova has refused to sign a pledge from global investors calling on nation leaders to invest sustainably in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they are hollow words. Over 100 global investors signed a letter through ...