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ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... determined Vanguard misled investors via claims it made about certain ESG screens it applied to its Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund. On March 8, the indexing giant admitted to "engaging in conduct that was liable to mislead the public ...

Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... of the world's leading wind turbine suppliers, and a key player in developing the necessary technologies to support the global transition to renewable energies (being clearly consistent with the climate-focussed objectives of the fund) and has an ambition ...

ASIC files lawsuit against unlicensed director, companies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... another Paladin company Hodgson was director of was found to have failed its obligations as a responsible entity. Exalt Global Funds Limited was found to have made misleading statements in product disclosure statements about the level of risk associated ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... from companies operating within the Israeli-Hamas war region. Aware Super wrote to a concerned member that as a global investor, its "investment portfolio does have a very small exposure, around 0.1% of our portfolio, to a number of companies with operations ...

Macquarie brings long-awaited ETFs to market

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... MAM said the launch provides local investors with the transparency and convenience of an ETF structure and access to its global active management strategies, previously only available as unlisted managed funds. Now available on the ASX, the Macquarie ...

CQS sold to Manulife Investment Management

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... The $955 billion (CAD $845 billion) Manulife said both its clients and CQS's will gain access to enhanced complementary global investment solutions. Further, it will retain CQS's rigorous investment philosophy and process and bring its differentiated ...

Will HNW firms re-enter retail advice?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... moving into the retail client space. While a UBS spokesperson confirmed that it is not going back to retail advice, the global bank, however, has flagged that it will re-enter the wealth management sector after it exited in 2015. UBS Asset Management ...

US regulator fines DWS US$25m for greenwashing, AML offences

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... its investments. However, from August 2018 until late 2021, DWS failed to adequately implement certain provisions of its global ESG integration policy as it had led clients and investors to believe it would. The SEC found that it also failed to adopt ...

ARK Invest acquires European ETF issuer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... acquired Rize ETF, a European provider of thematic and sustainable investment options. The acquisition is part of ARK's global expansion strategy, designed to meet the rising European demand for its innovation-focused ETFs. ARK, which has around US$25 ...

Fund manager injects $28m in Stockspot

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
Robo-adviser Stockspot received a $28 million funding boost from a global fund manager that will see it expand its capabilities in the precarious digital advice landscape. Mirae Asset Global Investments announced its "major strategic investment" in ...
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