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Future Super ramps up direct equities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Ethical superannuation fund Future Super has increased its exposure to direct equities while staying true to its investment strategy. The fund has traditionally had almost all of its Australian equities exposure through the BetaShares Australian Sustainability ...

Australian Ethical adds to executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
Australian Ethical Investments has appointed two new executives in newly created roles, adding a chief strategy and innovation officer and chief customer officer. Marion Enander will step into the role of chief strategy and innovation officer, while ...

FSC appoints four to board

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... Wealth's Garry Mulcahy, State Street Global Advisors' James MacNevin, Russell Investments' Jodie Hampshire, Australian Ethical's John McMurdo, Ninety One's Justin Cowper, Zurich Financial Services' Matthew Drennan, Franklin Templeton's Matthew Harrison ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and this engagement has its limits. "Such engagements aren't for ethical reasons per se, but rather as a function to promote better long term financial performance of the companies as investments ...

AMP closes ethical option to super members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
AMP has taken the AMP Capital Ethical Leaders Balanced fund off its investment menus for superannuation members. AMP super members in CustomSuper, Flexible Lifetime, AMP Flexible Super, SignatureSuper, SignatureSuper Select, SuperLeader and the Woolworths ...

Best Australian equities funds, with risk considered

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... also the highest Share ratio (0.1), Sortino Ratio (0.1), Omega Ratio (1.3) and Information Ratio (1.6). Perpetual's Ethical SRI Fund scored the best on volatility with lowest standard deviation (14.1%) and semi standard deviation (14.7%). To contrast ...

Super fund calls for government support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... provide for the retirement of all Australians. Our focus at Crescent Wealth is on delivering returns for members through ethical and sustainable investment," Hazell said. "The greatest opportunity for our nearly $3 trillion superannuation system is to ...

Mirova chief labels ethical investing pledges hollow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
The chief executive of Mirova has refused to sign a pledge from global investors calling on nation leaders to invest sustainably in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they are hollow words. Over 100 global investors signed a letter through ...

Global manager shuts fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... said. In a recent report from Morningstar, two ethical-themed funds - AXA IM Sustainable Equity and AMP Capital Ethical Leaders International Share - missed out on the low carbon designation despite their ESG objectives. The AXA fund has a 7.06% exposure ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... capabilities of the global economy, the benefits of clear communication, and the power of rapid digitisation. Australian Ethical chief executive John McMurdo explained that while much of the focus over recent years has been on the E of 'ESG' ...