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The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... employee for responsible investing, in 2018 that number was up to 48% and now that number now sits at 93%. Australian Ethical, AustralianSuper, First State Super, Macquarie and Mercer Super Trust self-reported they had more than five dedicated responsible ...

Ethical super fund shutters themed options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
An ethical superannuation fund founded in 2013 has terminated the majority of its impact-based investment options following a review. Good Super, which was founded by Sargon's Phillip Kingston and Aron D'Souza as a social impact superannuation fund ...

Fee cuts at super fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... fees on three options by 10 bps to 19 bps, with its chair saying the cuts will help it be more competitive. Australian Ethical will now charge 40 basis points instead of the prior 50 bps per year as investment fees for its defensive option, which had ...

Industry fund for coal miners on ESG journey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... Attribution and Risk Management (iPARM) conference in Sydney. Nair sat with key industry figures who have built reputations on ethical investing to defend Mine Super's position. Ethinvest general manager and board member for the Ethical Advisers' ...

First green bond ETF listed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... are seeking the benefits of fixed income, but want to do so in a responsible way," Vynokur said. "As interpretations of ethical investing can vary widely, we're finding investors want to know that their money is being invested in a way that aligns ...

Many benefits to going your own way: CMC Markets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
CMC Markets Head of Partners and Institutional APAC, Andrew Shade has commented on the benefits of financial advisers moving away from large financial institutions following the Royal Commissions. He highlighted three key benefits that are driving the ...

Industry fund bumps up fee for ESG option

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... The buy-sell spread is also increasing by eight basis points, now 30bps. The ESG option invests through AMP Capital's Ethical Leaders Fund. It holds a portfolio of shares, fixed interest, property and direct infrastructure. The investments are picked ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the superannuation industry over the excuses used by super funds for not merging, saying there is simply no excuse when members' best interests are at play. Speaking on the final day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne ...

Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... adviser this worries me more than anything else." Kewin too had some criticism for FASEA, saying: "We're all about raising ethical standards if we can understand them." He revealed the AFA has made 47 submissions to government in the past year and has ...

Financial services the most unethical industry

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... than 1000 people with different political and socio-economic backgrounds - asked Australians about their perceptions of ethical issues and conduct, and found even the media is considered more ethical than financial services among Australians. One in ...