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Manus and Nauru are immoral and risky: super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... specific companies and did not confirm if it is considering divesting from the stock. In a written response, responsible investment specialist Arti Prasad-Naidu said: "QIC believes that ESG factors can have an impact on the long-term returns of investment ...

Retail responsible investment up 24pct

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... that Australians are disengaged from their superannuation has started its terminal decline according to Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) chief executive Simon O'Connor. O'Connor made the comment as the annual RIAA Responsible Investment ...

Australian Ethical to list on mFunds platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
Australian Ethical Investment has lowered the minimum investment amount for its retail funds and will soon list many of its products on the ASX mFunds A platform. Among a raft of changes, Australian Ethical has also expanded its product suite by launching ...

BMO to manage ESG for $53bn NZ funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... managing more than $53.2 billion with environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. BMO will provide responsible investment engagement services for New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super Fund), Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and Government ...

BNY Mellon to provide ESG insights

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... concerns in its investor-base, and the growing number of signatories in the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative, BNY's Depositary Receipts arm will give clients access to Sustainalytics' ESG insights and benchmark reports. ...

Senior female execs needed: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... women is achievable, at least for larger companies during 2017," BlackRock head of corporate governance and responsible investment for Asia Pacific Pru Bennett said. At 17.5%, figures for 2013 put Australia ahead of the global average of 12.7% of women ...

Admin issues delay AMP NZ equities mandate

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... New Zealand, including the AMP Capital NZ Shares Fund, AMP Capital Strategic NZ Shares Fund, AMP Capital Responsible Investment Leaders NZ Shares Fund and the New Zealand equity component of the AMP Capital Income Generator Fund. Salt is fully owned ...

AMP Capital awards $670m to NZ boutique manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... Management will manage the AMP Capital NZ Shares Fund, AMP Capital Strategic NZ Shares Fund, AMP Capital Responsible Investment Leaders NZ Shares Fund and the New Zealand equity component of the AMP Capital Income Generator Fund. "Being a core manager ...

Australian Unity fund added to Emerald Wrap

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
Australian Unity's Altius Sustainable Bond Fund has been added to the Instreet-owned "responsible investment" product, The Emerald Wrap. Targeted at the ethical investor market, the Emerald Wrap has been building its product suite since Instreet acquired ...

Demand for ethical investments soars

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... to $500 million seemed to go very quickly," Ethinvest managing director Trevor Thomas said. "With global responsible investment rising $21 trillion last year, investors are increasingly aligning their values with their investment decisions," EAC director ...