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UCA introduces fossil fuel screening

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... directly in companies involved the extraction, refinement and exportation of thermal coal and unconventional oil and gas. The ethical fund manager, which is associated with the Uniting Church in Australia, will join a very small group of Australian fund ...

Industry resists full portfolio disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... the expense of disclosure to super funds, and questioned the usefulness to members. It recommended that members who had ethical concerns about a super fund's holdings, such as tobacco or gambling companies, should have the right to request that information ...

Hunter Hall appoints head of Institutional from Legg Mason

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014

LGS carbon screening possible, but not imminent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... projects that are more environmentally friendly and carbon efficient, often in developing nations." Currently Australian Ethical takes the hardest line of any Australian super fund on fossil fuels. Australian Ethical's ability to take such a hard line ...

Insto investors urged to challenge private equity ethics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
... private equity firms' investments strategies. "A starting point for institutional investors who are concerned about the ethical implications of their existing PE investment may be to engage with these PE firms, as proposed by the United Nations-supported ...

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... 'green' or 'eco' may mislead members as to the investment criteria. David Macri, chief investment officer at Australian Ethical - a fund with much stricter environmental screening criteria than most 'green' funds - said that stricter standards will only ...

Financial execs have poor ethics, little regulatory knowledge

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
Most financial service executives admit that career progression is difficult without "flexible" ethical standards and only 12% are confident in their knowledge of the regulatory environment, a CFA Institute research found. The global study, entitled ...

LUCRF to assess climate change investment risks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... the financial risks of climate change. LUCRF is one of a handful of Australian signatories to CAR, including Australian Ethical Investments and Christian Super. LUCRF Super chief executive Greg Sword said: "I see it as part of LUCRF Super's role as a ...

Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... Speaking at the opening plenary session, international celebrity human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson put responsible, ethical investment at the heart of his address. Speaking about the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) ...

Former AIST boss joins Eaton Vance

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... contacts and experience in Australia's superannuation industry. He will remain a non-executive chairperson of Australian Ethical Investments and a trustee of Australian Ethical Superannuation. "Steve is a stalwart of the Australian superannuation industry ...