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ESG becoming essential to insto alternative investment

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... corruption and accounting practices. Investors' interest in (and motivations for considering) ESG criteria went beyond ethical concerns: 90% of participants felt ESG criteria had a positive or neutral effect on returns, while over half (57%) believed ...

Islamic investment delivers strong return for Crescent Wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
Crescent Weath's bid to invest following Islamic and ethical principles has delivered strong returns for the superannuation fund's 3,500 members. The Crescent International Equity fund, offered within Crescent Wealth's investment options, had returned ...

Australian Unity fund added to Emerald Wrap

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... Sustainable Bond Fund has been added to the Instreet-owned "responsible investment" product, The Emerald Wrap. Targeted at the ethical investor market, the Emerald Wrap has been building its product suite since Instreet acquired it in January. According ...

Demand for ethical investments soars

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
Ethically-screened FUM monitored by the Ethical Advisers' Co-operative has increased by 18% in the past 12 months to $910 million. Labelling itself "Australia's First Adviser Co-Operative", the EAC is a collection of financial planning firms focused ...

Employers must do more to promote ethical culture

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
Legislation will not be enough to promote an ethical financial services industry which engenders trust, according to CFA Institute. CFA Society president Anthony Serhan said while reforms such as Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) have improved transparency ...

UBS launches ethical ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
UBS Global Asset Management has launched six ETFs aimed at "ethical" investors. The new funds track the MSCI indices that exclude access to tobacco products as well as cluster bombs, landmines, depleted uranium, and chemical and biological weapons. ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... There is reason to think that there is strong support for a degree-based educational standard associated with appropriate ethical standards. If this comes about, as it should, we could accurately describe financial advisers as members of a profession ...

SMSF Association introduces new accreditation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... tool. "We have built a career pathway for all SMSF professionals and it is this professionalism, reinforced by strong ethical standards, which sets the SMSF Association members apart in a competitive market," SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery ...

Australian Ethical reappoints NAB custody

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB) Asset Servicing has been reappointed to provide custodial services to Australian Ethical for three more years. NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) has provided custodial support and services to Australian Ethical since 2007. NAS ...

Performance competition returning to default super

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... Indeed the top four products at end December were retail products: IOOF Employer Super, IOOF Portfolio Service, Australian Ethical and CBA Essential Super. When comparing life stage options, to avoid such products being omitted from the performance assessment ...