Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 741 - 750 of 3036 results for "Social"

Zenith introduces ESG classification

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... investment classification. The responsible investment classification aims to help financial advisers with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus to select funds based on this criteria. The classifications further identify which ESG strategies ...

ESG lead departs super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
The ESG lead at a $10 billion super fund has exited, with the fund currently looking at a number of options for a replacement. Louise Bradshaw, Australian Catholic Super and Retirement Fund's (ACSRF) ESG officer, departed the fund on June 16. A spokesperson ...

Hostplus delivers 21.3% to members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
The industry superannuation fund has delivered 21.32% per annum for its MySuper members, the majority of which are invested in this option. The $68 billion Hostplus said the result for its MySuper (Balanced) option is its "best-ever single-year performance" ...

AMP Capital fund reduces fees, secures major loan

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
... transaction is the largest green loan for a public private partnership in Australia to date, the first to be issued with a social loan component and the largest combined green and social loan in the healthcare sector globally. "AMP Capital is delighted ...

Hejaz expands with three new funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Hejaz Financial Services is launching three funds with an ethical overlay to retail investors that invest in global equities, credit and property. As part of the $180 million fund manager's aggressive growth strategy, the funds will give Australian ...

Angus Benbow leaves finance for fitness

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... moment in my career to join an Australia based business at the beginning of its global growth trajectory," Benbow said on social media on Friday. "The [Wimp2Warrior] team have done an incredible job in laying the foundations for this global technology ...

Significant drop in charitable giving

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... smaller falls were seen in environment/animals (post bushfires) and religion. The largest falls were in arts, education, social services and development/housing. "The last 18 months has been extraordinary for charitable organisations. The significant ...

Life insurance drives economy: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... Life insurance channels household savings into productive investment, enables risk to be managed efficiently, complements social insurance and fosters more efficient capital allocation. Further to this, life insurance has broader benefits to society ...

FS Power50 nominations open

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... lives of Australians. They could be active participants of relevant industry associations, financial advisers with strong social media followings, those known among their peers and the industry as role models or mentors to younger advisers or activists ...

Inheritance not expected: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... turns out, the younger generation are not particularly money hungry - even supporting an inheritance tax. According to social policy expert Veronica Coram from the University of South Australia's alliance for social enterprise, public resistance to inheritance ...