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Fiducian acquires practice, launches impact fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... underlying fund within Fiducian's Manage the Manager system is either a member of, or certified by, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Share portfolios comprise investments in companies that aim to be positive for society and ...

AXA IM to launch impact fund in Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... investors in Australia. The strategy will be the second impact investing fund managed by AXA IM global head of responsible investment Matt Christensen. Christensen confirmed that a number of superannuation funds had already expressed interest in the ...

Millennials champion impact investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... an increasing number of millennials start investing," the report said. Standard Life Investments head of responsible investment Amanda Young said that "for the investment industry, the need to be as transparent and accessible as possible will be a key ...

New website gives advisers company ESG ratings

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... investment. By making it easier for advisers to access this kind of information, we hope to grow the pool of responsible investment more broadly, removing impediments faced by consumers who want to invest responsibly." CAER chief executive Duncan Paterson ...

Japan pension fund backs responsible investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
The world's largest pension fund has become a signatory to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) after a recent UN assembly meeting. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that Japan's Government Pension Investment ...

Super funds under growing global pressure to divest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... companies. Since then, Local Government Super (LGS) completely divested from coal, First State Super's socially responsible investment options are fossil fuel free and Future Super, Australia's only fossil fuel free super fund, has gained 3,000 members ...

PROFILE: BlackRock head of corporate governance Pru Bennett

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... it," she says, "but it was great for business." Bennett, now head of BlackRock's corporate governance and responsible investment team for Asia-Pacific, had already accrued plenty of experience with governance prior to some of the biggest corporate downfalls ...

First State Super socially responsible options go green

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
First State Super has divested from fossil fuels in its socially responsible investment options and is researching the resilience of its broader portfolio to climate change. Members who choose the socially responsible investment option will not be exposed ...

S&P launches sinner-free index

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... are involved in activities perceived to be inconsistent with Catholic values, according to the Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines outlined by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (US CCB). It specifically avoids companies involved ...

Failure to monitor ESG may breach fiduciary duty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... mutual funds were available." The court ruling "should have wide reaching ramifications for trustees and for responsible investment in the United States, as fundamentally the question of what is a breach of fiduciary duty lies with the judiciary not ...