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Australian Ethical launches country's first ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
Australian Ethical has made it possible for Australians to investing in ethical fixed interest assets for the first time with the launch of a new fund. The Australian Ethical Fixed Interest Trust comprises a diversified portfolio of Australian dollar-denominated ...

CBA, ASIC unveil details of new compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... FW, as well as the compensation offer. Clients will also be able to refer their matter to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) with both licensees "agreeing to waive any limitation period or claim threshold that would normally apply to FOS matters." ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Australian share market continues to slide on negative leads from Wall Street and weaker commodity prices. Declines in the base metals and oil prices overnight, combined with further falls in US and European equity markets on Friday, are weighing ...

ANU enlists CAER for ESG research

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Investment Office of the Australian National University (ANU) has enlisted the services of research group CAER to research and rate the companies in which invests according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The announcement ...

IFM bets $1bn on US shale gas revolution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
IFM Investors has invested US$1 billion in a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) loading facility on Quintana Island near Freeport in Texas. The project will add liquefaction capabilities to the existing port at Quintana Island, allowing natural gas to ...

FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
In May, Prime Minister Tony Abbott made good on his promise to be an 'infrastructure prime minister', dedicating billions of dollars to infrastructure development in the budget. But is this enough to get the bulldozers bulldozing? James Fernyhough takes ...

Majority of Australians say 'no' to fossil fuel investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The vast majority of Australians do not like the idea that their superannuation is invested in fossil fuels, a new survey has found. According to the report, 67% of Australians would choose a superannuation fund that does not invest in fossil fuels ...

Hunter Hall divests from fossil fuels

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
Ethical investor Hunter Hall has become the second fund in two days to announce it will introduce fossil fuel screening into its investment criteria, following a similar announcement by AMP Capital on Wednesday. However, while AMP Capital's screen focuses ...

AMP carbon screening leads to just two divestments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
AMP Capital's new fossil fuel screening criteria will have little direct impact on investments, resulting in just two divestments and the exclusion of only one extra ASX 200-listed Australian company from the 'investible universe'. Yesterday AMP Capital ...

AMP Capital introduces fossil fuel screening

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
AMP Capital has announced it will screen out companies with a material exposure to fossil fuels in its Responsible Investment Leaders (RIL) range of funds, in response to client demand. The RIL Charter of Operation will now screen out companies that ...