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Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... last 18 years for its "production of nuclear weapons". On 24 February 2022, major super funds were quick to divest from Russian companies when it invaded the Ukraine. Two years on, Russia's continuous attacks have killed 9614 Ukrainians as at September ...

Emerging markets well placed for 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... macro or credit risks," Buchet said. Aside from the well-identified China property trouble spot or the 2022 demise of the Russian corporate universe, Buchet said that emerging markets corporate debt remains a beacon of fundamental stability and a source ...

Morningstar cops greenwashing fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... greenwashing practices. In August, ASIC filed a suit against Active Super for, among other issues, allegedly investing in Russian assets after the invasion of Ukraine while purporting otherwise to members.

GESB debuts first sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... excludes tobacco, controversial weapons, and nuclear weapons. GESB also excludes any equity securities or debt issued by Russian companies or the Russian government. However, this dedicated option takes the exclusions further. With the extent to which ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... suit against Active Super over greenwashing claims, alleging, among other charges, that the super fund was invested in Russian assets after the invasion of Ukraine while purporting otherwise to members. The markets regulator has commenced civil penalty ...

Fraudsters jailed over international crypto scam

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
Four people have been jailed in the UK over a $37 million fraud carried out on an Australian cryptocurrency exchange five years ago. The UK's Crime Prosecution Service (CPS) said Stephen William Boys, Kelly Caton, Jordan Kane Robinson and James Austin-Beddoes ...

APAC outperforms despite global sustainable finance retreat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... compared to full year 2021. At a global level, volatility from increased inflation and geopolitical tensions such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine impacted sustainable dealmaking. However, Refinitiv senior analyst, deals intelligence - Asia Pacific ...

Forrests invest in post-war, green Ukraine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... Initiative, which has been in the works since early March. "Andrew and I have agreed we will not replace communist era rubbish Russian infrastructure, instead we will leapfrog to the latest technology," Zelenskyy said. "We will take advantage of the ...

US state public pensions fragile: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... state and local pension funds held assets, securities, real property, and other financial interests directly invested in Russian or Belarusian markets worth an estimated US$5.7 billion. Efforts to divest from Russian assets were formally adopted in 23 ...

BlackRock shutters Russia ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... uncertainty involved, there can be no assurance that shareholders would receive any liquidating distribution relating to the Russian securities and depositary receipts after the initial distribution described above," BlackRock said. On March 1, BlackRock ...
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