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Lonsec highly recommends Martin Currie ethical fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... "highly recommended" rating. The fund, which uses a bottom-up approach to invest in Australian shares with a responsible investment screen, excludes companies with business involvement above 5% of revenue in alcohol, adult entertainment, weapons, fur ...

BetaShares develops new ethical ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... fuels, gambling, tobacco, armaments, human rights concerns and other activities deemed inconsistent with responsible investment best practice. "Australians are increasingly using ethical investment options as they realise the impact their money can have ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... aspiration is welcome, but Cheang believes proper execution and realisation still has ways to go. Principal for responsible investment at Mercer, Cheang says both responsible and sustainable investing in Australia is experiencing monumental shifts as ...

Irish sovereign fund stamps out tobacco

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... decision reinforces the government's policy on tobacco," Noonan said. As part of the fund's Sustainability and Responsible Investment Policy, all ISIF investments must adhere to key values for responsible investment, and the decision to divest from tobacco ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
For the first time in its 10-year history, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment is publishing several ESG recommendations specifically targeted at Australian fiduciaries. The document, Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century ...

Super fund awards emerging markets mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... investment mandates in the UK, mainlaind Europe and the US. It is also a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

Tail wags the dog in ESG regulation: PRI

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... influence on corporate environmental, social and governance policies, according to a new Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) report. The PRI's Global Guide to Responsible Investment Regulation is based on research covering 300 different pieces ...

Green bonds open impact avenue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The interest and popularity of socially responsible investments has created new opportunities for investors, and green bonds especially have opened avenues to impact investments for fixed income investors. According to Moody's Investors Service, in ...

Responsible investment plagues super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
About two thirds of Australia's largest superannuation funds are yet to embed responsible investment requirements with external fund managers. This is one key finding delivered by the inaugural Superfund Responsible Investment Benchmarking Report, released ...

Investors driving impact demand

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... impacts and clear financial returns are a clear win for financial advisers, according to global head of responsible investment at AXA Investment Managers, Matt Christensen. Christensen said the maturation of the ESG and impact investing space has seen ...