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Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
The latest Benchmark Report by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) shows responsible investment funds outperform most mainstream funds. Using KPMG data, the report shows responsible funds on average deliver higher returns across ...

VanEck changes tack on ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Australia's only exchange-traded fund to track S&P/ASX 200 companies which pay 100% franked dividends has changed its strategy. The VanEck Vectors S&P/ASX Franked Dividend ETF (ASX: FDIV) tracked an index that VanEck developed with S&P Dow Jones ...

Ethical funds not ambitious enough: Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Future Super's new Impact Report has revealed two of the funds three investment options abates more carbon dioxide per investor than if that person were to go vegan and live car-free. Speaking to Financial Standard, Future Super founder and managing ...

British MPs prod own pension fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
UK members of parliament have backed a call to offload any fossil fuel investments held in the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund. More than 240 serving and former MPs have signed the 'Divest Parliament' pledge, calling on the fund's trustees to ...

Natixis backs gender diversity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
The global investment manager is the latest to join Future Females in Finance, advocating for women in financial services. Natixis Investment Managers has moved to narrow the gender gap in Australia's financial services industry, linking with gender ...

New Perennial small caps active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
Perennial Value Management's small caps team has launched an active ETF with an ESG strategy, with eInvest as the distributor. The eInvest Future Impact Small Caps Fund (ASX: IMPQ) is the first actively-managed ESG ETF in Australia. Betashares (ASX ...

Citi names new regional chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
Citi appointed a new head of Australia as incumbent David Livingstone takes the reins of the EMEA business. Marc Luet will become the chief executive for Australia, as well as lead the New Zealand business. He is currently cluster head for Israel, Kazakhstan ...

Insurtech Australia names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
Insurtech Australia has tapped a senior executive from one of its founding partners as its new chief executive. Rita Yates replaces Simon O'Dell, who will become chair, as the organisation gears for growth in 2019. Yates joined Insurtech Australia ...

Pension fund giant cuts BHP

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
BHP Group is among several companies a $106 billion international pension fund has excluded from its investment universe as it aims to rid its portfolio of coal. Norway's Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) took the decision to divest almost $520,000 ...

Female fintechs make better investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
A new report by KPMG reveals fintechs founded by women are better investments than their male-founded counterparts. The UK Fintech Focus report analysed how the gender of those who found fintechs correlates to the success of those start-ups. It found ...