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SMSFs in flashback to 2008

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... were used in 2008 have been brought in to guide the sector through the COVID-19 pandemic. Terry Pinnell, chair of the Ethical Advisers' Co-op, wrote to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg last week to ask him to institute the same measures for SMSF pensioners ...

Super scammers pose as authorities

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... And I went, 'Mate what you're doing is illegal. You're not allowed to do this'. "Forget about legalities, this is not ethical what they're doing." An ensuing social media post about the encounter may end up saving the super of many Australians, after ...

Time for financials to step up: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... play in generating positive social, environmental and economic outcomes for the nation. The study comes out of Australian Ethical and Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), who surveyed more than 1000 Australians in both capital cities ...

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 ...