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FSC-ISA court clash to go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... other issues had still not been resolved, including the appointment of Stephen Gibbs, who is also a director of Australian Ethical, and the self-appointment of FWC president Iain Ross as chair of the expert panel. Given that Stephen Gibbs has been stood ...

Hunter Hall divests from fossil fuels

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... ethical funds, as it would require significant deviation from the resources-heavy ASX 200. Hunter Hall joins Australian Ethical as a stringent screener of fossil fuels. Hunter Hall also screens tobacco, gambling, armaments, uranium, nuclear energy, cutting ...

CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... educating investors was the cornerstone of improving confidence in the financial services industry. The body praised the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for taking steps to improve the quality of advice offered to retail clients ...

Perpetual equity strategy awarded $200 million mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund awarded a $200 million mandate to Perpetual Investments' concentrated equity strategy. The strategy is managed by Paul Skamvougeras and it typically holds a small number of stocks with high ...

World Bank issues Kangaroo Green Bond

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... as the World Bank has dubbed it. Other Australian investors include Aberdeen Asset Management, AMP Capital, Australian Ethical Investment Ltd, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Local Government Super and QBE Insurance Group Ltd. The Green ...

Australian Ethical buys ethical investment publication

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
Ethical fund manager and superannuation fund Australian Ethical has bought online magazine Ethical Investor from previous owner Lifecraft Pty Ltd. The magazine, founded in 2001 as a print publication, will retain its current editor Ross Kendall. Australian ...

Australian Ethical hires new Head of Ethics

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
Australian Ethical Investment has appointed a new head of ethics to further develop the company's ethical investment frameworks. Dr Stuart Palmer formally of St James Ethics Centre will work with the company's ethical advisers CAER and the investment ...

UCA introduces fossil fuel screening

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... very small group of Australian fund managers that have a specific screening policy on fossil fuels, including Australian Ethical. UCA will screen thermal coal, used in power generation, but not coking coal, which is used in steel production. It will ...

Industry resists full portfolio disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... superannuation funds to make public every single holding down to the most granular level. It would be regulated by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. Among the industry's fears were: full disclosure would compromise intellectual property ...

Hunter Hall appoints head of Institutional from Legg Mason

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014