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Commonwealth Super awards mandate for new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... the midst of the pandemic." The portfolio will be aligned with CSC's exclusion policy and in line with Osmosis' ethical exclusion list, which includes tobacco and all companies that are in breach of the UN Global Compact Principles.

Government fund awards mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
A $31.2 billion government fund has selected a new manager for its ethical investment option. ESSSuper, the government fund for emergency services, has appointed Pendal as the sole investment manager for its Ethically Minded option, effective from 11 ...

Government to wind up FASEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
... acknowledge the important contribution made by the board and staff of FASEA towards improving the education, training and ethical standards in the financial advice sector," Hume said. "Treasury and ASIC will work closely with FASEA to ensure an orderly ...

Best managed funds, ETFs named

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020
... ESG funds in the category, the best performance came from BetaShares' ETHI followed by Pengana International Fund - Ethical Opportunities (11.92% for the year and 7.13% p.a. over five years). In emerging markets equities, the Fidelity Global Emerging ...

Retail default fund tops performance table

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... the latest Rainmaker league table shows, but on an aggregate industry superannuation funds outranked peers. Australian Ethical Super's balanced accumulation fund (6.7% p.a.) was the best performer out of a list of 40 products, followed by UniSuper's ...

Best super, pension fund revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020
... out the awards for best innovation - ESG investment leadership and best ESG super product. Elsewhere in ESG, Australian Ethical was awarded best innovation - ESG trailblazer. Also in innovation, the community partnerships award went to LUCRF Super, which ...

Mercer restructures fees, asset allocation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... there will be greater visibility of Sustainable Plus products, which are subject to a wider and more stringent set of ethical and sustainable criteria than Mercer SmartPath. Mercer will impose a temporary expense allowance increase of 0.03% for three ...

Government backs disciplinary body in principle

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... Services Act 2009 to ensure tax agent services are provided to the public in accordance with appropriate professional and ethical standards.

Finance is least ethical sector: Governance Institute

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... advisers increasing to a score of 20% from 2%, fund managers to 14% from -3%. Industry superannuation funds remain the most ethical among organisations up 9% to 41% followed by independent superannuation funds at 28%, stock exchanges at 29% while investment ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... of consumers, for ASIC to consider strengthening its Regulatory Guide to facilitate meaningful disclosures on ESG and ethical considerations in investment products, and for super funds to disclose their portfolio holdings within 90 days of each half ...