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BetaShares develops new ethical ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... increasingly using ethical investment options as they realise the impact their money can have on promoting positive environmental and social outcomes," BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur said. "We are proud to launch a simple, cost-effective and ...

Hunter Hall investment style to be maintained: WHSP

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
Investment company Washington H. Soul Pattinson intends to maintain ethical fund manager Hunter Hall International's investment style even if its takeover bid fails. In its bidder's statement released on Wednesday, WHSP said upon acquiring more than ...

Make 2017 a big year for financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... funds invest in companies with strong ESG practices. Impact investments seek to generate a measurable social or environmental impact along with a financial return. Through research with Campden Wealth, we've learned that wealthy millennials have a strong ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... sustainable investing in Australia is experiencing monumental shifts as super funds work through the best way to align environmental footprints with their respective organisation's values and beliefs. In 2014 it was estimated that global responsible ...

ICG acquires major WA wind farm

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... Seawater desalination plant near Bunbury." He added: "The wind farm has also received necessary development and environmental approvals for possible expansion. GE will continue to operate and maintain the wind farm under existing arrangements. "Mumbida's ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... Asset Management head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, Pablo Berrutti, said as the impact and importance of environmental, social and governance factors have grown, stewardship and responsible investment have become core concepts for institutional ...

NAB farewells two directors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... least 30% of the non-executive members of the board are female." Following on from this, he flagged NAB's ongoing environmental, social and governance commitments, saying the bank "embraced this responsibility." He specifically highlighted the $4.9 billion ...

NAS debuts carbon reporting service

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... fund carbon exposures." The new tool also complements NAB's wider commitment to becoming the national leader in environmental, social and governance issues. Its 2016 Dig Deeper report promised a material decrease in the use of fossil fuel-based energy ...

First university climate bond issued

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... provide strong and visionary leadership on sustainable development. We want our campus network to be exemplars of environmental, social and economic best practice." This is the third climate bond the CEFC has invested in this year, having also committed ...

Tail wags the dog in ESG regulation: PRI

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... capital markets is taken as a given by many regulators, who in turn aren't exerting enough influence on corporate environmental, social and governance policies, according to a new Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) report. The PRI's Global Guide ...