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Shariah-compliant ETF launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... governance and transparency, and prohibiting investments in businesses that operate areas like gambling, alcohol, weapons and tobacco. The process is also certified by experts or Shariah scholars. Almalia chief executive Paul-David Oosthuizen said: "We ...

S&P launches sustainable versions of flagship indices

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... and production. In addition, the indices exclude companies that are involved in controversial weapons, small arms, and tobacco. In addition, BlackRock's iShares selected and licensed the indices to deliver sustainable investing alternatives for its exchange-traded ...

AMP Capital Ethical Leaders loses another mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... "The temporary investment will be made in accordance with ESSSuper's Responsible Investment Policy. This excludes tobacco and controversial weapons investments but has fewer ethical exclusions than the Ethically Minded option's investment with ...

Ethical super fund overhauls fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... OneVue. Cruelty Free Super excludes animal cruelty, live animal export, intensive agriculture, fossil fuels, armaments, tobacco, gambling, nuclear and old growth logging. When the fund was launched in 2010 it was marketed as a vegan super fund.

New sales lead at ethical manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... friendly SMAs last year after identifying what it saw as a gap in the market. The SMAs screen out investments in oil, tobacco, weapons, heavy polluters, gambling and coal while targeting healthcare, recycling, education, sustainable technologies, clean ...

Lack of transparency in ESG funds criticised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... portfolio that looks very similar to the broader market when it comes to exposure to things like fossil fuels, gambling, tobacco, or deforestation. For many investors, ESG integration might sound good, but in practice it will often fail to meet their ...

State Street to launch ESG ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... investment strategies with their values." E200 incorporates exclusionary screening criteria which remove companies involved in tobacco and controversial weapons, as well as companies with low ESG scores and incorporates best in class ESG screening to ...

Xinja dabbles in US stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... between accounts will be the time difference between Australia and New York. Dabble has excluded leveraged ETFs, options and tobacco and weapons-related stocks from its offering. In addition, pattern day traders will need to look elsewhere as investors ...

SG Hiscock, Morgan Stanley launch global equity funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... compound shareholder returns over time, and the Global Sustain fund aims to emphasise the low carbon footprint, and excludes tobacco, gaming, adult entertainment, weapons, bulk commodities, fossil fuels, and gas/electrical utilities from the portfolio. ...

Super for women under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... both Verve and Future Super are sub-plans of Diversa. They share an ethical investing ethos - screening out fossil fuels, tobacco, weapons and more. Hobbs said Verve's fees are comparable to many industry super funds and that Verve was the sixth top ...