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Robo advice solution set to launch

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... universe by more than 5% begins to exponentially affect performance," Klassen said. Voss agreed, arguing that "ethical investing is one of the strongest investment trends globally, [making] us delighted and proud to be partnering with Nucleus Wealth ...

Australian Ethical hires from BlackRock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... Ethical team based in Melbourne. The wealth manager said the hire was in response to the growing demand for ethical investing while it executes its growth strategies across key accounts, dealer groups, platforms and planners in Victoria. Meanwhile, Menzies ...

Ethical fund manager hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... Commenting on her appointment, O'Connor said: "I am very excited to be joining an investment firm where ethical investing is core to its mission. I look forward to building on the great work that has already been done at U Ethical to deliver sustainable ...

Australian Ethical adds to executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... Ethical must continue to embrace innovation as it has done for over 30 years ago when it first began pioneering ethical investing." Meanwhile, Loyez joins Australian Ethical from Volt Bank where she was also chief customer officer. Prior to that she ...

Australian Ethical posts record results

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... are equal if not better [to their not-so-ethical counterparts]. "It's proof that the myth has been busted; ethical investing is a positive, and it produces great returns." Australian Ethical's record inflows of $660 million drove an 18.6% increase ...

Super for women under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... 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 super ...

Mirova chief labels ethical investing pledges hollow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
The chief executive of Mirova has refused to sign a pledge from global investors calling on nation leaders to invest sustainably in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they are hollow words. Over 100 global investors signed a letter through ...

Hold super accountable for miners' actions: Future Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... and pointed out ethical super funds are beginning to gain traction, "which means the environmental impact of ethical investing is becoming clearer". "Future Super is entirely fossil-fuel free," Hunter said. "It uses evolving ethical screens to determine ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... objective." The Pendal Ethical Australian Share fund did not meet Morningstar's low carbon designation despite an ethical investing objective. The fund has a fossil fuel exposure of more than 17%. "Pendal Ethical Australian Share's PDS refers ...

FASEA too soft on ethical investing: Advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... Australasia webinar some financial advisers have suggested that FASEA's Code of Ethics doesn't go far enough on ethical investing. Appearing on the webinar, Federation Financial Services adviser Dave Rae pointed to an example provided along with the ...