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Morningstar cops greenwashing fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... engaged in greenwashing practices. In August, ASIC filed a suit against Active Super for, among other issues, allegedly investing in Russian assets after the invasion of Ukraine while purporting otherwise to members.

Conscious Investment Management fund receives $50m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... housing in Australia. Other investors backing the fund include several family offices and foundation clients of Australian Impact Investments, such as the Siddle Family Foundation and Snow Foundation. The first investment of the new fund will be in conjunction ...

Lombard Odier breaks into Australia, issues private credit mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... Anglican Funds head Peter Munns also welcomed the entry of Lombard Odier to the Australian market. "Sustainable and impact investing is an area of clear interest to Anglican Funds given our faith-based philosophy and Lombard Odier is a global leader ...

Uniseed partners with major Aussie universities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... partners highlights the significant role Uniseed can fulfil in investing in researchers, technologies, and businesses to impact the world positively. "Since the foundation of Uniseed in 2000, we have helped fund 66 startups, each born from Australian ...

ASIC to crack down on superannuation misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... fund of misleading its members by investing in sectors it purportedly restricted, due to their environmental and community impact. "The July to September quarter saw ASIC achieve strong results in court and file significant matters that go toward our ...

VBP adds to leadership team amid Elixir acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... "We are so excited about the future of advice, and we have been wanting to scale up our services for you to increase our impact on helping the advisory profession to grow," she said. "We now have the bandwidth and the resources to do that." VBP chief ...

SPDR slashes fees on six ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... Australia head Kathleen Gallagher said the fee changes demonstrate State Street's commitment to the democratisation of investing by delivering cost-effective, institutional quality solutions to investors. "For investors, these changes now mean they could ...

Betashares launches currency-hedged FTSE 100 ETF

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... billion in funds under management. "Recent exchange rate volatility over the last several months is a timely reminder of the impact of currency fluctuations on investment performance," Betashares chief executive Alex Vynokur said. "These fluctuations ...

PGIM Real Estate launches research lab

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... with Taronga Ventures to enable third-party capital to invest in early and later-stage technology companies. "The profound impact that the fast-moving technology wave is having on the real asset industry means that investment managers' success will be ...

Betashares carves slice of superannuation pie

CHLOE WALKER, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... almost three times that at 1.5%. "Betashares' proven record of success as a market leading disruptor bodes well for the impact it will now have on superannuation," Dunnin said. "Where Betashares' low fee, index-based investment strategy will ...