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Default super should have base ESG standard: RIAA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... Australians engaged about how their superannuation is invested. The RIAA paper said extensive polling highlights the average Australian does have a baseline expectation that their super is invested without doing any harm. "This understanding has led ...

FoFA end marks start of new advice era

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... the exam that all advisers will need to pass if they want to be on the register developed earlier this year by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The Government is expected to introduce some draft legislation before the end ...

Banking and Finance Oath reshuffles board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... three new board members, following AMP Capital's Stephen Dunne's retirement from the industry. Former chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) John Laker will now head the BFO, an initiative that encourages individuals working ...

Future Fund's morphing objective

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
Ambiguity around the Future Fund and whether it's a fund for public servants' super or a genuine Australian sovereign wealth fund continues to challenge the fund's leadership. Speaking in Perth yesterday, Future Fund managing director David Neal believes ...

Australian Ethical aims super high

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
Australian Ethical aims to be at the 75th percentile of its MySuper peer group by 2020 according to the fund's annual sustainability report. The report was released on Friday and managing director Phil Vernon said Australian Ethical plans to achieve ...

Australian Ethical joins animal welfare initiative

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
Australian Ethical has joined other institutional investors as part of the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare to encourage global food companies to meet a certain standard. The benchmark conducts an annual report ranking global food companies ...

New website gives advisers company ESG ratings

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... allows financial advisers to view the researcher's environmental, social land governance ratings for more than 300 Australian and New Zealand companies at the click of a button. Coinciding with Ethical Investment Week, the new website - www.corporatemonitor.com.au ...

Australian Ethical awards $300,000 in grants

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
Australian Ethical Investment has awarded $300,000 in community grants this month to support a number of causes both in Australia and globally. The manager is committed to donate 10% of its pre-tax profits to organisations that make a positive difference ...

Lower super fees impact Australian Ethical

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... progressive reduction in superannuation fees over the medium term is having a significant impact on revenues at Australian Ethical Investments. Yesterday Australian Ethical reported a full-year net profit after tax of $1.97 million, down 23% on 2014. ...

Future Super launches fossil free index

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
Investors interested in Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed companies considered to be fossil fuel free and sustainably sound have been given a helping hand. Today Thomson Reuters and Future Super have launched two indices aiming to serve growing ...