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Corporate climate risk disclosures must show more: IGCC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... and assumptions made in scenario analysis and disclosure of the assumptions underpinning a business model. Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said: "Improved disclosure is needed for investors to manage climate change risk in their ...

Retail investors surpass one million

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... decision making. Nearly a quarter (24%) said they had bought or sold investments based on their environmental impact, while ethical and corporate governance factors (both 17%), and social factors (9%) were also taken into consideration when selecting ...

MySuper portfolio winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... 3.8% over the period with a Sharpe ratio of 0.3, Sortino Ratio of 0.2, and a Omega ratio of 1.5. Meantime, Australian Ethical was the second highest performing product but had median volatility. With a 70% weighting to growth assets, Australian Ethical's ...

Future Super ramps up direct equities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Ethical superannuation fund Future Super has increased its exposure to direct equities while staying true to its investment strategy. The fund has traditionally had almost all of its Australian equities exposure through the BetaShares Australian Sustainability ...

Warakirri launches retail funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... impressive track record of delivering resilient, solid returns across all of their strategies." Warakirri will also open its ethical Australian equities fund and the concentrated Australian equities fund to retail investors for the first time in 20 years. ...

Advice firm awarded international certification

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... first, managing conflicts of interest and acting at all times in a prudent and professional manner with a commitment to ethical behavior. "There is such disparity in the quality and range of services provided in the advice market. It is hard for consumers ...

MySuper returns negative

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... performing MySuper product last year was the Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund which delivered 2.5%. Australian Ethical's and BUSSQ's MySuper options weren't far behind on 2.2% each. Future Super's balanced option and UniSuper's sustainable ...

IOOF divests Australian Ethical

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
IOOF has sold its minority shareholding in Australian Ethical for $74.5 million. In an announcement to the ASX, IOOF said it has sold 14.2 million shares in Australian Ethical, reducing its stake to approximately 5.5 million shares. That reduces IOOF's ...

Christian Super appoints new chief investment officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... line with their values and beliefs." During Macready's time as chief investment officer, Christian Super gained an ethical and impact investing focus - in part thanks to Macready's work establishing Brightlight. Macready was previously both chief ...

ESG funds crowned winners of COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... Australasian sustainable funds attracted inflows worth more than $207 million in the second quarter of 2020, with Australian Ethical and Dimensional reaping the majority of these rewards. Morningstar's latest Global Sustainable Fund Flows report, which ...