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ANU to recalibrate divestment policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... of the agreements include specific sector exclusions and comprehensive reporting requirements in line with the university's SRI policy including carbon intensity exposure."

VanEck launches sustainable ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... criteria. The fund charges management fees of 0.55% per annum and will track the MSCI World ex Australia ex Fossil Fuel Select SRI and Low Carbon Capped Index. The index excludes companies with fossil fuel reserves and high carbon emission; operate in ...

Principal and CIMB strengthen asset management ties

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... pay CIMB up to MYR470.3 million ($150 million) for the additional ownership stake. CIMB Group chief executive Tengku Dato' Sri Zafrul Aziz said: "As a leading ASEAN universal bank, asset management continues to be an integral part of our regional banking ...

Macrovue hires from Macquarie and BT

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
AMP backed online investment service Macrovue is continuing its growth with the appointment of two executives. Sriram Seshadri, formerly an associate director with Macquarie Group and a senior developer with Goldman Sachs, will join as Macrovue's chief ...

Investment purpose critical to advice: Nikko AM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... differences between environmental, social and governance (ESG) factor based investing and socially responsible investing (SRI) if they are going to remain helpful to clients. Speaking to Financial Standard, Nikko Asset Management New Zealand managing ...

Investors torn over ESG capabilities

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... obligations to pay superannuation liabilities. "Future investment mandates will continue to consider investments aligned with the SRI policy." The university said comingled funds used within its overseas equity portfolio preclude an ability to exclude ...

Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... frameworks and there are funds already running Socially Responsible Investment options. The most recent is Hostplus, launching an SRI balanced option for its members. On the fixed income side, ethical products are also becoming an increasingly popular ...

Industry fund launches ethical investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... several peers in offering a socially responsible investment choice for members. Hostplus' Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) - Balanced option was launched on the back of increasing member and community interest in ethical, social and governance (ESG) ...

Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... $8 trillion of the $40 trillion of money managed in the US is now under some form of Sustainable and Responsible Investing (SRI) or ESG, up 33% since 2014 and up fivefold from $1.4 trillion in 2012 for money run by fund managers. MEC will be managed ...

FPA expels cheating member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
The FPA has expelled a NAB-aligned member after he was found to have cheated on his CFP exam. A hearing of the association's Conduct Review Commission (CRC) found senior financial planner Shylesh Sriranjan breached the FPA Code of Professional Practice ...