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NFP directors not engaged in fundraising

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... competitive and requires the involvement of the board and CEO," he said. The study, carried out by researchers at the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at the Queensland University of Technology, found that while 63% of organisations ...

Image of financial advisers still low

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... professions and a large majority, 90% (unchanged in three years) of Australians aged 14 and over, rate nurses as the most ethical and honest profession. This is 19th year in a row since nurses were rated the most ethical and honest profession since they ...

Accountants replaced by Cloud technology

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... Network to educate accountants about the move towards cloud based accounting. On their 'Remaining Relevant' tour of 13 Australian cities, the accounting firms aim to reach some 2,000 professionals. "Accounting firms are an intermediary that process and ...

Australian Islamic finance presents opportunities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... told Financial Standard. "We're not really interested in the Muslim population specifically, we're interested in all Australian mums and dads". MCCA is also reported to be in advanced discussions with an unnamed Middle Eastern company with a view to ...

Australian Ethical director resigns

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
As foreshadowed at the Australian Ethical Investment (AEI) AGM in November last year, director Justine Hickey has resigned effective immediately. Hickey was the longest serving AEI board member (having been appointed in March 2007), and made the decision ...

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MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... Financial Standard, we publish our feature report on ethical investing, gathering the views from fund manager Australian Ethical and financial planning group Premium Wealth Management, to name just a couple of ESG investment advocates interviewed for ...

Super funds eye World Bank Green Bonds: Nikko AM

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
Nikko AM says it has received a very positive response to its green bond strategy from the Australian superannuation funds it has met with this week. While the fund manager would not be drawn on which institutions had expressed interest, Nikko AM chief ...

Australian Ethical profits jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Australian Ethical Investment has posted a 71% rise in profits following significant improvements to its operations. The fund manager reported a net profit after tax of $487,000 for the six months to 31 December 2012. Managing director Phil Vernon said ...

New chair at Australian Ethical

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
Australian Ethical Investment chairman AndrA(C) Morony has decided to stand down from February 2013 with the board electing Steve Gibbs to replace him. Morony will stay on as an ordinary member of the board to help with the transition process. "During ...

VicSuper and Aust Ethical adopt after-tax benchmark

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
VicSuper and Australian Ethical Superannuation - which collectively have over $2.4 billion Australian equity assets under management - have adopted an after-tax benchmark from the industry standard FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series. Both funds will be ...