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Hejaz expands with three new funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... accountability, good governance and transparency, and prohibits investments in businesses that operate in sectors like gambling, alcohol, weapons and tobacco. The process is certified by experts or Shariah scholars. Melbourne-based Ozyon said all three ...

ASIC bans adviser over $5m fraud

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
... and has suggested that Fineff may have sourced more than $5 million from clients and individuals as loans. Fineff had a gambling addiction and allegedly gambled these funds, without the knowledge or consent of clients, and lost a significant amount. ...

Former adviser charged with $3.3m fraud

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021
A former Sentinel Wealth financial adviser with a gambling addiction has been charged with stealing $3.3 million from clients. New South Wales Police confirmed to Financial Standard that Gavin Fineff was charged with 18 offences of dishonestly obtaining ...

Rest launches low-cost SRI option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... labour and human rights abuses, unethical supply chains, fossil fuels, animal cruelty, gender discrimination, tobacco, gambling, palm oil, controversial weaponry, or have a recent track record of environmental damage, or excessive executive remuneration. ...

NGS strengthens ESG, ups fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... fuels, nuclear power and uranium, exploitation of human rights, controversial weapons and armaments, predatory lending, gambling, pornography and adult entertainment, animal cruelty, alcohol production and distribution and tobacco production. "The trustee ...

Vanguard finds dirty assets in ESG fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... from Bloomberg Barclays and MSCI. MSCI filters the holdings for ties to fossil fuels, nuclear power, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapons and adult entertainment as well as conduct related screens based on severe controversies. Or so investors were told. ...

Hostplus enhances ESG option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... fuels. It also excludes companies that breach human and labour rights; manufacture controversial weapons; operate in gambling; conduct live animal exports; produce tobacco; use uncertified palm oil; and operate for-profit detention centres. Hostplus ...

Redpoint wins $50m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... meaningful exposure to activities including manufacture of controversial weapons, production of alcohol and tobacco, gambling operation or manufacture and extraction of carbon intensive fossil fuels. Redpoint fund manager partner GSFM's chief executive ...

Pinnacle boutique wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... focus on stewardship and ESG factors means funds will not flow into companies with negative social utility such as coal, gambling, tobacco and arms manufacturers." Norman Zhang commenced as legalsuper's chief investment officer in March and has since ...

Vanguard, Fidelity, BetaShares rank low on ESG: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... screening within these ETFs are in line with core ESG principles and cover many of the usual suspects including fossil fuels, gambling, tobacco, and environmental damage." One of the managers to earn a low score was Fidelity Investments. Note, Fidelity ...