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Christian Super wins top sustainability gong

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... fund perspective. We've been here for the long haul and we'll continue to be here for the long haul," he said. Australian Ethical Equities Trust was awarded The Ethical Investor Fund of the Year. Lonsec judged the award and senior analyst at the firm ...

BTIM seeks ESG credit reporting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... analysis. The balanced ethical fund is currently invested 25 per cent in cash and equities and the remaining half to Australian government bonds, Swift said. "If we were able to have a fund that is more balanced between equities and bonds, that were ...

RaboPlus adds BTIM funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... RaboPlus is adding nine BT Investment Management wholesale funds to its platform. The BT Wholesale Asian Shares fund, Core Australian Shares fund, Core Global Share fund, Ethical Share fund, Fixed Interest fund, Focus Australian Share fund, Global Fixed ...

SRI funds need homework: Lonsec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... look at socially responsible investment (SRI) fund screens and recognise their impact on fund performance. The Lonsec Australian and global equity SRI sector review found the "depth" of the SRI screening approaches that financial planners must understand ...

AustEthical director elected MLA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... management officer, is on the board's remuneration committee, while also being a member of the national council of the Australian Conservation Foundation. She was formerly AustEthical's funds administrator. Her Greens credentials are well established ...

PRI toolkit hits the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... more than 400 investors. The toolkit will be distributed and supported by EIRIS' local partner, the Centre for Australian Ethical Research (CAER). Mairead Hancock, EIRIS head of client services, said it is difficult to implement the principles and the ...

Game on for sustainability

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... able to get onto it. The Ethical Investment Research Service (EIRIS) and the firm's partner, the Centre for Australian Ethical Research (CAER) assess companies. Oulton said the FTSE4Good indices are used across a range of structured products and mutual ...

Aus Ethical World Trust beats benchmark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
Australian Ethical Investment is celebrating the one year anniversary of its World Trust after it outperformed its benchmark by 100 basis points since inception. The World Trust was launched on August 2 amidst falling global stock markets and, as such ...

New Aus Ethical CIO aids expansion strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
Australian Ethical appointed former nabCapital managing director, Martin Halloran as chief investment officer to assist in boosting its exposure to the structured credit market and its push into the institutional sector. Halloran replaces previous chief ...

Australian Ethical HQ wins Banksia award

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Ethical fund manager Australian Ethical Investment put its ESG theories to practice when it won the prestigious Banksia Environmental Foundation award for its new environmentally friendly headquarters. Australian Ethical Investment's new office, Trevor ...