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From strength to strength: GQG Partners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... this is a phenomenal result, particularly as GQG's Australian managed funds are benchmarked against the MSCI ACWI ex Tobacco and the MSCI EM ex Tobacco index's which fell approximately 18% and 20% in USD terms in 2022. Meanwhile, GQG had an excess ...

Vanguard cops fine for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... Funds. ASIC noted that the Vanguard International Shares Select Exclusions Index Funds excluded certain investments in tobacco, but "while this screen applied to exclude manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, it did not exclude companies ...

Colonial First State launches sustainable growth fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... of most concern to Australians, including weapons and firearms, certain fossil fuels, gambling, pornography, alcohol, tobacco and predatory lending. At the same time, it will seek out investments in areas including climate change solutions, resource ...

GQG Partners awards RE mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... The Global Quality Dividend Income Fund aims to provide a rate of return exceeding the MSCI ACWI High Dividend Yield ex Tobacco AUD Index. It invests primarily in equity securities or equity-linked instruments of global companies that are expected to ...

Mercer pumps $100m into Perennial Partners strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... occupational health and safety outcomes. The portfolio excludes thermal coal, met coal, uranium, oil and gas, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, old growth logging, gambling, pornography, toxic pesticides, and live exports. It employs a proprietary ESG&E (environmental ...

Qantas Super invests $2bn in Calvert, Goldman Sachs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... recent years. To date, Qantas Super has excluded manufacturers of cluster munitions and whole weapon systems as well as tobacco producers from its investment portfolio. The super fund also joined the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors in ...

Fossil fuel divestment bill passes California Senate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... the fund's past divestments apparently found transaction costs were "considered negligible in all cases except for tobacco". Meanwhile, CalSTRS claimed divestment could potentially incur a $20 billion loss for the fund, but studies from BlackRock ...

EQT reveals most popular fund launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... to incorporating ESG into their investment strategies. As an example, many Australian super funds have signed up to be tobacco free. As dozens of funds including Australian Ethical, CareSuper, Cbus and HESTA having signed up to be tobacco free, this ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... flies under the radar for many investors. That is, gender diversity in leadership. Most ESG funds will screen out weapons, tobacco, companies that harm the environment and companies with exploitative supply chains. However, comparatively few specifically ...

T. Rowe Price launches new impact fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). It also excludes certain industries and companies, including fossil fuels, tobacco, gambling, and for-profit prisons. The fund is managed by Hari Balkrishna. Certified under RIAA's Responsible Investment ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN
Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI
Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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