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Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... "not just about environmental claims." "It also includes statements about the extent to which products are sustainable or ethical," he said. "For example, last year we issued three infringement notices against investment management firm Vanguard Investments ...

Advice firm launches Sharia-compliant platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... launched Meezan Invest to improve access to Sharia-compliant portfolios. The low-cost option will remove obstacles to ethical investing while revolutionising the way the Islamic community in Australia can invest. The Meezan Islamic Growth model portfolio ...

MAX Awards 2023: Nominations open

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... awarded for marketing team of the year while Warakirri Asset Management took home distribution team of the year. Australian Ethical head of client relationships Leah Willis was named executive of the year distribution. Janus Henderson Investors won the ...

Ethical, sustainable ETFs top $9bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
Ethical, responsible and sustainability themed ETFs crossed $9.2 billion in funds under management by the end of 2022, according to Betashares. Betashares says that by the end of 22, there were 52 ethical, responsible and sustainability-themed ETFs. ...

TPB bans PwC partner over breach

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
... partners and staff of PwC. According to the TPB, Collins failed to act with integrity, as required under his professional, ethical, and legal obligations, and terminated his tax agent registration. In addition, the TPB investigation determined that PwC ...

Australian Ethical flows driven by super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
In an ASX announcement, Australian Ethical reported positive quarterly net flows ($0.16 billion) driven by superannuation flows. Super flows accounted for $0.15 billion of Australian Ethical's quarterly net flows. Meanwhile, managed fund flows were ...

Industry fund tops personal super tables

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... Personal Super - Balanced Growth (-0.6% p.a.) were other top performing personal super options. At the bottom, was Australian Ethical Super Personal - Balanced (accumulation) (-5.4% p.a.). The retail fund's performance has taken a drastic U-turn ...

FSC releases claims handling standard for super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... or extended public offer licence to operate a RSE under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993. Australian Ethical Investment, BT Financial Group, Challenger, Clearview Wealth, Colonial First State Investments, Equity Trustees Superannuation ...

ASIC takes action against more greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... screening being implemented," said ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court. "As consumers increasingly look to more sustainable and ethical investing, including via their superannuation, ASIC wants to make sure funds have the evidence to back their claims and ...

MySuper heatmap reveals sub-par products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
... costs, Qantas Superannuation Glidepath was the only MySuper product to be labelled significantly high. Though, Australian Ethical Retail Superannuation Fund Balanced, HOSTPLUS Superannuation Fund Balanced, Mercer SmartPath, Mercy Super MySuper Balanced ...