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BetaShares develops new ethical ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
BetaShares launched an ETF to provide investors with exposure to a portfolio of the world's top sustainable and ethical companies in one trade. The BetaShares Global Sustainability Leader ETF (ETHI) is the first global equities ETF available via the ...

Hunter Hall investment style to be maintained: WHSP

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
Investment company Washington H. Soul Pattinson intends to maintain ethical fund manager Hunter Hall International's investment style even if its takeover bid fails. In its bidder's statement released on Wednesday, WHSP said upon acquiring more than ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... challenges for investors in Australia and across the world. In the US, for example, there's still a large focus on traditional 'ethical investing' or what an investor can exclude from their portfolio. However pension funds such as CalPERS and NYCERS ...

Hunter Hall ethical mantle in doubt as CIO resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
The majority shareholder in one of Australia's largest coal companies has taken stewardship of Hunter Hall's ethical Global Value fund following the resignation of Hunter Hall's chief investment officer. Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company (WHSP) ...

Archaic gender rules mask super benefits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... discrimination." While this is yet to happen, the question remains - why would the exception exist in the first place? Australian Ethical's head of ethics research, Stuart Palmer, says the answer likely lies in the fact that life and TPD insurance premiums ...

Stockbrokers Association opens doors to advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... "Should we become a code monitoring body, we intend to ensure that every member of the association upholds the highest ethical standards." In anticipation of the introduction of the professional standards legislation to parliament, association members ...

Omega appoints former Northward director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... Omega from Northward Capital, where he was executive director and portfolio manager for Northward's Equity Income and Ethical Equity Income funds. Before Northward, he held senior roles at Macquarie and Citigroup. In his new role, Moore will specialise ...

Responsible investment plagues super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... research provides an insight into the strategies and approaches taken to embed environmental, social and governance (ESG) and ethical considerations into investments," O'Connor said. "This matters because the overwhelming weight of evidence shows us ...

Professional Standards legislation hits parliament

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... continuous professional development. "The Government's reforms will significantly increase the education, training and ethical standards of financial advisers, who will need to be qualified to a standard equivalent to a degree." The new professional ...

Self-auditing SMSF auditor caught in ASIC breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... "SMSF auditors play a fundamental role in promoting confidence in the SMSF sector so it is crucial that they adhere to ethical and professional standards," Price said. The Rainmaker Roundup Report released in June shows the Australian SMSF sector sitting ...