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AMP closes ethical option to super members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
AMP has taken the AMP Capital Ethical Leaders Balanced fund off its investment menus for superannuation members. AMP super members in CustomSuper, Flexible Lifetime, AMP Flexible Super, SignatureSuper, SignatureSuper Select, SuperLeader and the Woolworths ...

Super for women under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... invests through Future Super Investment Services, both Verve and Future Super are sub-plans of Diversa. They share an ethical investing ethos - screening out fossil fuels, tobacco, weapons and more. Hobbs said Verve's fees are comparable to many industry ...

ESG continues to outperform: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020
... into investment decision-making." The report said companies or assets are unlikely to thrive if they ignore ESG and other ethical issues. It said responsible investing, including the consideration of ESG factors, helps investors identify a broad array ...

Best Australian equities funds, with risk considered

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... also the highest Share ratio (0.1), Sortino Ratio (0.1), Omega Ratio (1.3) and Information Ratio (1.6). Perpetual's Ethical SRI Fund scored the best on volatility with lowest standard deviation (14.1%) and semi standard deviation (14.7%). To contrast ...

FIIG calls for taxation, regulatory overhaul

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... allocation to cover each of the core asset classes. FIIG suggested best practice asset allocation should be part of the ethical standards set out by FASEA. It argued that if an adviser is providing prudent advice they should be compelled to consider ...

Pendal bolsters ESG fixed income capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... analyst Oliver Ge was promoted to assistant portfolio manager after six years at Pendal. He will be joined by Uniting Ethical Investors portfolio manager Anna Hong, who links with the firm after previous stints at BlackRock and Challenger. Hong will ...

Perth Mint to review audit processes

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... its suppliers. In a statement, Perth Mint chief executive Richard Hayes said the organisation "adheres to the highest ethical standards and is committed to boycotting conflict gold and other minerals". "We take environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

FASEA extension hits snag

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... mishandling of the professional standards for financial adviser reforms." She said that when changes to raise the education and ethical standards were passed by parliament with bipartisan support in 2017 they were intended to come into effect by 2019. ...

HUB24, Pinnacle say goodbye to S&P/ASX 200

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... 50 with its spot going to A2 Milk, in the only change to the 50 biggest companies in the market cap index. Australian Ethical Investment will join S&P/ASX 300. All Ords will add VGI Partners, Elanor Commercial Property Fund, Primewest, 360 Capital REIT ...

Industry funds continue risk-adjusted domination

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... superannuation funds have continued to dominate Rainmaker's league tables for risk-adjusted MySuper returns, despite an ethical retail fund muscling its way into the top 10. Industry super funds took all but one of the top 10 positions in Rainmaker's ...