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Small caps soar amid accelerated revolution

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... said. "Small-caps and micro-caps are better placed to benefit from this accelerated revolution." Similarly, Australian Ethical portfolio manager Andy Gracey said many small caps are now trading at a premium to their large cap counterparts. "The market ...

Culture is key in a crisis: Australian Ethical

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... Speaking over the phone for the Governance Institute of Australia's virtual governance and risk management forum, Australian Ethical Investments chief risk officer Karen Hughes implored companies to keep business culture alive during the COVID-19 crisis. ...

ESG-themed funds fall short of expectations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... level, below 7%, of fossil fuel exposure. 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 ...

Aussie equities winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... sell down 92% of its portfolio in 10 days. Less liquid strategies included Perennial Value Smaller Companies, Australian Ethical Australian Share, and Spheria Australian Smaller Companies, which take 60 days or longer to sell down 80% of their portfolios. ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... its toll. And investors, who are increasingly aware of the importance of ESG factors, will demand answers. Australian Ethical chief executive John McMurdo said its time for leaders to consider the long term implications of poor - and good - governance ...

Coronavirus no match for Future Fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... previous decision to exclude tobacco. "At what point do you think the Future Fund would exit fossil fuels based on a similar ethical overlay of its investments?" Whish-Wilson asked. His query sparked an impassioned response from Future Fund acting chief ...

Investment Manager of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... system from the perspective of the investors." In total, a further four managers took home more than one award; Australian Ethical, BlackRock, Magellan and Pendal. Australian Ethical's Australian Shares Fund was named top High Performance fund and ...

Former dealer group chief to lead Australian Ethical

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
A former financial advice licensee head is set to lead the $3.8 billion ethical investment manager and super fund. Australian Ethical has appointed John McMurdo as chief executive and managing director, with acting chief executive Steve Gibbs set to ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... PERFORMANCE AB Managed Volatility Equities Allan Gray Australia Equity Fund Antares Elite Opportunities Fund Australian Ethical Australian Shares Fund Australian Ethical Diversified Shares Fund AUSTRALIAN EQUITIES - INDEX/ENHANCED Dimensional Australian ...

Investment boutique makes PIMCO hire

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... Ardea appointment, Ryan worked as the senior vice president of quantitative research at PIMCO, while also co-founding an ethical investment fund that was transferred to Ardea at the end of 2019. Ryan has also worked at AustralianSuper as a senior analyst ...