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Super funds hungry for global stocks, alternatives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... a quarter of this money or $12 billion went into international equities, followed by alternatives ($11 billion) and Australian equities ($8.4 billion). This is based on data collected by Rainmaker. There are 1095 individual investment management firms ...

Transparency key to ESG advice success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... social and governance (ESG) considerations due to limited transparency from the $2.7 trillion super industry. Australian Ethical head of client relationships Leah Willis said nine in 10 Australians expect their superannuation or other investments to ...

Kelaher to leave IOOF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... environment and demonstrated an unwavering dedication to serving our clients and supporting their advisers." Australian Ethical divested its $8.8 million stake in IOOF in January this year. Its head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said the decision ...

New Zealand investors call for action after attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... not the postman. There cannot be a case of all profit, no responsibility." Speaking to Financial Standard, Australian Ethical head of ethics Stuart Palmer said that they were closely monitoring their $8 million Facebook investment. Also speaking to Financial ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... forced to consider whether Facebook genuinely meets their standards for responsible and ethical investment. Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer, told Financial Standard last week that Australian Ethical is monitoring its Facebook ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... include Cbus chief executive David Atkin; Principles for Responsible Investment APAC director Matthew McAdam; Australian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon; and Pendal Group chief executive Richard Branweiner. The announcement of this new initiative ...

New ethics test for bankers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia entered into an agreement to introduce an ethics test for Australian bankers and securities markets professionals. The test has been developed in partnership with the Chartered Institute for Securities ...

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
Australian Ethical is assessing its investments in Facebook after the social media giant allowed the recent mass shootings in Christchurch to be live streamed. Australian Ethical told Financial Standard it currently holds about $8 million in Facebook ...

IOOF faces class action

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... next week, the next step will be a directions hearing to determine if the case will run. Earlier this year, Australian Ethical divested its stake in IFL. The stock also fell off S&P/100 during its quarterly rebalance earlier this month.

FPA disciplines two members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... expenses related to the matter. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said all FPA members were required to uphold "the highest ethical standards within the financial planning profession, with no exceptions." "The FPA is committed to standing with Australians ...