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Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... scrutiny reached new heights," Bioy noted. "Some individual states took legal action to limit the incorporation of ESG criteria in investment decisions. "Greenwashing concerns remained a persistent concern for investors."

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... 'ethical' fund, more than 70% of the fund's holdings by market value were not screened against the applicable ESG criteria. The case was first brought by ASIC in July 2023 and followed Vanguard already being fined $40,000 to comply with infringement ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... the securities in the index and fund were from issuers that were not researched or screened against the relevant ESG criteria. According to documents, as at February 2021, some 46% of securities had not been screened, amounting to 74% of the fund's ...

ASIC to crack down on superannuation misconduct

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... its Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund by claiming it screened all securities against specific ESG criteria. Separately, ASIC initiated civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Active Super in August, accusing the super ...

Nominations open in FS Sustainability Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... leading ESG rating and research company, to make sure that people nominated are employed at companies that meet minimum ESG criteria. It is not mandatory to be a participant in an ESG-leading company to qualify for nominations, but FS Sustainability ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund (Hedged) (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ASIC said investments in the fund were based on the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions Float Adjusted ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund (Hedged) (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ASIC said investments in the fund were based on the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions Float Adjusted ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund (Hedged) (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." ASIC said investments in the fund were based on the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Exclusions Float Adjusted ...

FS Sustainability reveals ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... leading ESG rating and research company, to make sure that the nominees are employed at companies that meet minimum ESG criteria. "It is not mandatory to be a participant from an ESG leader company, but we did use ISS ESG research to validate public-facing ...

Final voting for ESG Power50 open

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... leading ESG rating and research company, to make sure that people nominated are employed at companies that meet minimum ESG criteria. It is not mandatory to be a participant in an ESG leader, but we have incorporated ISS ESG research to validate public-facing ...
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