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Boomers show healthy ESG appetite

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... Boomers (aged 55-74) and 36% of Gen X (aged 39-54) believe that their superannuation fund should offer a responsible investment option. That's compared to 34% of Gen Y (aged 21-38) respondents. The survey also found that there was considerable interest ...

Rest climate risk case goes to trial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... members in the way that some funds do. However, the fund is a member of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and says it is strengthening efforts to measure, monitor and report on climate-related risks. But, Barnden pointed out what ...

First green bond ETF listed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... avoid exposure to the fossil fuel industry or bond issuers engaged in activities "deemed inconsistent with responsible investment considerations." Speaking to Financial Standard, BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said fixed income offers important ...

Fossil fuel exposures climb at UniSuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... an effective strategy, at the FSC summit. UniSuper is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and last year threw its weight behind the global Climate Action 100+, an investor initiative which aims to ensure the world's ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
A debate is raging about what the Financial Advice Standards and Ethics Authority's Code of Ethics means for ESG investing and advising clients on ethical investment options, with FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield looking to clarify the issue. ...

Legal fight could change super game

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... members in the way that some funds do. However, the fund is a member of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and says it is strengthening efforts to measure, monitor and report on climate-related risks. Rest has about 1.9 million ...

Crestone profits boosted by clients

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... allocation role, Crestone has invested in additional specialists in the alternative, philanthropic and Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) segments." Crestone chief executive Michael Chisholm said the wealth manager has had benefitting from both organic ...

BetaShares responsible investment ETF recognised

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
Lonsec upgraded its rating of one of BetaShares' two responsible investment ETFs. The rating agency upgraded the rating of BetaShares' Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI) to "Recommended", with the firm pointing to the "strict and pragmatic ethical ...

VicSuper hits sustainability target early

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... those investments are having on society, and whether that meets our community's growing expectations of responsible investment. "As our funds under management grows, so does our responsibility to the broader society, above and beyond providing our members ...

Recognition for industry leader in fight against slavery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... government in the development of the Modern Slavery Act. Carlsson-Sweeny was appointed by nomination from the Responsible Investment Australia Association to a panel of experts to draft a guidance for the Modern Slavery Act. "We should celebrate that ...