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COVID-19 recovery plans must heed climate science

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
A global network of companies, including ASX-listed Australian Ethical, is urging governments to pay heed to climate science in their COVID-19 recovery plans. UN Global Compact includes 155 companies that employ over five million people and have a combined ...

State Street fund purges tobacco, weapons

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... letter sent to investors. " We believe that this trend reflects at least three factors; the strong commitment of the Australian government in both areas, increasing media and investor interest in ethical issues, and investor concerns over longer term ...

Culture is key in a crisis: Australian Ethical

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... Speaking over the phone for the Governance Institute of Australia's virtual governance and risk management forum, Australian Ethical Investments chief risk officer Karen Hughes implored companies to keep business culture alive during the COVID-19 crisis. ...

Darwinian time for super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... Australia's superannuation sector as "Darwinian". "I think we will look back at this period as a rather Darwinian one for Australian superannuation in many respects," Watson told the panel. While Watson is unsure of how many super funds may end up serving ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... objective. In fact, the IFP Global Franchise has about 5% of its portfolio invested in British American Tobacco. Looking at Australian large equities strategies separately, again funds with no specific ESG theme received the strongest low carbon designations. ...

Aussie equities winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... sell down 92% of its portfolio in 10 days. Less liquid strategies included Perennial Value Smaller Companies, Australian Ethical Australian Share, and Spheria Australian Smaller Companies, which take 60 days or longer to sell down 80% of their portfolios. ...

Ethical fund manager wears $520m hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
The market impact of COVID-19 hit Australian Ethical to the tune of half a billion dollars in the first quarter, but strong inflows have helped limit the damage. The ethical wealth manager closed the first quarter on March 31 with $3.59 billion in funds ...

BAS agents to give financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... support the extraordinary efforts of all registered tax practitioners acting professionally and ethically to assist Australian workers and businesses, especially in understanding these stimulus entitlements." The JobKeeper payment will allow businesses ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... its toll. And investors, who are increasingly aware of the importance of ESG factors, will demand answers. Australian Ethical chief executive John McMurdo said its time for leaders to consider the long term implications of poor - and good - governance ...

Warakirri appoints exclusive manager for equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... also have plans to introduce emerging market equities funds. Warrakirri will continue to do the ethical overlays for Australian and global equities offerings. Their relationship goes back 15 years, when Warakirri first mandated Northcape. So far, Northcape ...