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Age of greener capitalism

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... research on how capitalism, as it is today, is slowly killing the planet. He left his job and joined forces with fellow Australian ex-pat Marcus Burns, an award-winning stock analyst in London (and a former colleague), who was equally disillusioned with ...

Where did the money go?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... cent. In comparison, the five fastest growing investment asset classes included private equity, infrastructure and Australian fixed interest. Fiona Trafford-Walker, managing director at Frontier Investment Consulting, said the firm is noticing similar ...

Aus Ethical opens property trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
Australian Ethical Investment has launched a new property trust, a fund that invests in energy efficient buildings with a minimum 5-Star Green Star rating. The trust, which was launched by Caroline Le Couteur, Greens MLA in Canberra, aims to provide ...

Financial Standard finalist in ACSI Media Award

Financial Standard journalist Michael Hobbs was the runner-up at this year's Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) Media Award, an award that recognises outstanding work on reporting corporate governance issues. Hobbs' submission, "Cents and ...

Aus Ethical overhauls website and PDS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
Australian Ethical Investment has revamped its product disclosure statement (PDS) and website to cut paper use while still providing adequate information to investors. The new managed funds guide and website includes the fund manager's new branding ...

SRI super option blitzes market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
AustralianSuper's Australian Sustainable Shares option has posted a net return of more than 26 per cent over the six months to June, more than double the fund's Australian shares option. The super fund's six-month investment summary, which is stated ...

Promnitz joins IFSA board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... general manager of advice & private banking at BT Financial Group and Anne O'Donnell, managing director at Australian Ethical Investment.

Market recovery emphasises quality managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... sharemarket recovery has highlighted the need for financial planners to be even more vigilant when choosing a managed Australian equity fund. Rainmaker data found the average top 50 active Australian equities fund lost over 2 per cent while the S&P/ASX ...

O'Donnell steps down

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
Australian Ethical Investment's is on the lookout for a new chief executive after current chief executive, Anne O'Donnell, announced she is stepping down from her role in December this year after nine years at the helm. O'Donnell joined Australian Ethical ...

Super funds battle for ASFA awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... most innovative super fund and the best 'green' campaign. Other finalists include AUSCOAL Superannuation Fund, Australian Ethical Superannuation, BUSS(Q), Cbus, GESB, HESTA Super Fund, IOOF, Mercer, QSuper, Quadrant Super, Russell Investments, Super ...