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Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... Australia in April, when only the code and explanatory statement were available, also delved into the issue of ethical investing to help financial advisers understand Standard Six. It included an entire sub-heading on ethical and responsible investments ...

Rainmaker Group expands into ESG media, acquires The Sustainability Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... corporate sustainability space in Australia, while Audacious Investing will become a key B2C title in responsible/ethical investing for consumers. Effective October 1, Rachel Alembakis, founder of The Sustainability Report and Audacious Investing, will ...

Boutique wins industry fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... its investments since 2006. Ethical Partners was founded about two years ago and now manages $1.6 billion in ethical investing. Parkin, who is an investment director, joined from Perpetual Investments where he was the portfolio manager of Perpetual's ...

Client ethics the future of advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... Financial Advisers' National Conference in Adelaide, Ethics Partners founder Clare Payne used her experience in ethical investing and tobacco exclusions to inform a discussion about the importance of financial advisers considering clients' ethics in ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... research Ian Woods believes impact-washing poses a serious threat to the impact investing movement and the wider ethical investing industry. Impact investing must have an intention and aim to solve a problem to have a real impact, and there must also ...

Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... cost in terms of performance, and contributes to the mounting body of evidence showing that responsible and ethical investing leads to better investment outcomes, alongside benefiting people and the planet." The report also shows Australia's responsible ...

ACSI calls for ESG, stronger stewardship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... its coverage of ESG and actually confuses ESG, which ACSI defines as a tool for managing financial risk, with ethical investing. Davidson said: "Australia's regulatory framework lags behind other developed economies in recognising the importance of ESG ...

Transparency key to ESG advice success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... "shades of green" can be bewildering for investors, and it is the adviser's role to demystify and simplify the ethical investing journey so their clients can make informed and empowered decisions." According to the Responsible Investment Association ...

Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... Association Australasia (RIAA), these concerns about Facebook are an example of the challenges and nuances of ethical investing. "As a responsible investor today you can't just set and forget your investment, you need a framework to review your investments," ...

Ethical investments top mandate appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
An analysis of the 273 mandate appointments in the year to September 2018 demonstrates the rise of ethical investing. Rainmaker analysis shows ethical or responsible investments were the fastest growing asset class in the 12-month period. Allocations ...