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Hunter Hall director steps down

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... difficult moments we experienced as a result of the GFC and of personnel changes. He has also been a great supporter of our ethical and charitable endeavours and his generosity of spirit and kindness will be sorely missed. The entire Hunter Hall team ...

SMSF advisers face demanding year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... addition to these technical issues, advisers should soon see new legislation from the Government to lift the educational and ethical standards of financial advisers. These changes will require all advisers to have a degree or equivalent standard education ...

Sustainable office trust attracts major new investor

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... (NABERS). UFS executive director treasury and investmentsm Warren Bird, said UFS invests according to the Uniting Church's ethical investment policies and recognises the ongoing environmental and social benefits of revitalising decentralised city office ...

World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... offer investors the confidence of a AAA-rated government security, with the assurance that the funds will be used for ethical investments that deliver important environmental or climate change outcomes. "We are delivering on our promise and making Victoria ...

PROFILE: Metlife chief executive Deanne Stewart

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... people, true company culture, formal policies and accepting the degree of complexity of legacy issues. "At the heart of ethical standards is what I'd call people's conduct and the integrity and honesty of the system," she says. Hiring the right people ...

Responsible assets close to half of total Australia AUM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... AUM, are AMP Capital, Investa Property Group, New Forests, BT Investment Management, Perpetual Investments, Australian Ethical, Uniting Financial Services, Hunter Hall, UCA Funds Management and Generation Investment Management. The report also revealed ...

Malaysia drives growth in Shariah funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... house Cerulli Associates. Shariah finance principles forbid the acceptance of interest payments for loans, have strict ethical guidelines restricting investment in alcohol and pork and do not allow for overly speculative investments. Cerulli said Shariah-compliant ...

SMSFs must increase global equities investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... will be the next manager to have international managed portfolios added to the HUB24 platform. Separately, Australian Ethical is placing its Emerging Companies Fund on the HUB24 platforms HUB24 Super and HUB24 Invest. The addition of means the full suite ...

Australian Ethical further reduces super fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
Australian Ethical is reducing the revenue margin on its superannuation fund by continuing with a fee reduction strategy attempting to make the product more competitive. The ASX-listed wealth management firm is reducing its superannuation administration ...

Advisers see value in degree

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
A new survey from Mentor Education and Core Data has revealed that 75% of financial advisers support a bachelor of financial planning over a related bachelor's degree. The survey of over 500 financial advisers, including 400 financial planners, 86 accountants ...