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UBS says goodbye to ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... UBS will also drop the fees on all three of these. For example, the biggest one, the $179 million UBS IQ MSCI Australian Ethical ETF will go from charging 35bps in annual fees to 15bps. It will also keep its 14 mFunds open, which together had $38 million ...

Praemium rolls out investment tools, options

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... "industry first" suite of ESG options, including new screening functionality for advisers and the addition of an Australian Ethical Australian equities option to its separately managed account (SMA). Praemium has moved to embed Sustainalytics ESG research ...

Climate activism not translating to investing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... has not translated into how they invest their superannuation and other investment, according to research from Australian Ethical Investment. The research shows the vast majority of Australians (83%) believe climate change is occurring and being contributed ...

Regulator clamps down on misleading ESG fund names

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... comment on how funds are named, in an effort to restrict the use of potentially misleading fund names. ESG, responsible and ethical funds are under the spotlight as the SEC seeks to protect consumers from marketing and ensure that funds are really doing ...

Coronavirus no match for Future Fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... previous decision to exclude tobacco. "At what point do you think the Future Fund would exit fossil fuels based on a similar ethical overlay of its investments?" Whish-Wilson asked. His query sparked an impassioned response from Future Fund acting chief ...

ETF popularity soars 52%

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... not as successful in capturing investor interest as their active counterparts. "After UBS launched six region-focused ethical ETFs in 2015, only nine new products have been launched since, and they've only accumulated $1.6 billion in total assets," ...

Climate threat pushes Aussies to sustainability

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... products that do not have rigorous ESG screening processes in place will not satisfy those who are seeking sustainable and ethical investments." In a survey of Australian institutional investors, Cerulli found that 88.2% named ESG integration, followed ...

Ethical super fund cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
An ethical superannuation fund is set to cut its administration fee by 12 basis points as it looks to pass on scale benefits. Australian Ethical will drop the percentage-based administration fee it charges to members from 0.41% to 0.29% p.a. in April. ...

All-tech index offers new opps in financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
For investors keen to claim their stake in local tech companies early in the wave, financial advisers have a new solution. Today the Australian stock exchange launched a new technology index, the S&P/ASX All Tech index, which in its early days will ...

Factor investing, sustainability a perfect match

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... companies." Robeco said this factor-led approach allows investors to meet their financial goals while also staying true to their ethical values. "This kind of approach enables quantitative asset managers to create an investment portfolio that strikes ...