ESG
Funds management
State Street will restrict its membership of global climate alliance Net Zero Asset Managers after the organisation dropped its flagship 2050 goals amid ESG backlash from...
Funds management
Investment manager Salter Brothers has partnered with private equity firm Kilara Capital to launch an Australian sustainable investment platform focusing on decarbonisati...
Funds management
Ausbil is growing its active ETF range with an ESG product in collaboration with sister company Candriam. ...
Funds management
ASIC has enacted civil penalty proceedings against Fiducian Investment Management Services alleging it breached its duties as a responsible entity and engaged in misleadi...
Financial planning
The number of asset owners who fear ESG investment will affect their investment returns is on the rise, cited by more than half of respondents, according to Morningstar....
Funds management
Flows into Australasian sustainable funds have moved back into outflow territory in the second quarter of 2025 driven by US$400 million in redemptions from passive funds....
Funds management
With an ESG product labelling consultation currently ongoing, Zenith’s head of responsible investment agrees the existing system for funds is so unclear that people may b...
Financial planning
The government has opened a consultation on sustainable investment product labelling by fund managers to help advisers make informed decisions on investing responsibly....
Funds management
Perennial Partners has acquired a majority stake in Melior Investment Management which will see it take over management of the Melior Australian Impact Fund....
Financial planning
Stockspot data has uncovered the top Australian suburbs boasting the greatest percentage of sustainable investors for financial advisers targeting these clients....
Funds management
ESG professionals are reporting salaries as high as $500,000, with the ESG hiring space welcoming greater stability following a transformative period....
Financial planning
A panel of ESG experts are urging advisers to lean on specialists to stay informed in a time of widespread misinformation and consider if they are right adviser to deal w...
Financial planning
Former deputy CEO of AMP Capital, David Atkin, has announced he will be returning to Australia after stepping down as chief executive of the Principles for Responsible In...
Financial planning
A global Morgan Stanley report has found 83 per cent of Asia-Pacific individual investors would select a financial adviser based on their sustainable investment offerings...
Financial planning
As the ESG and sustainable investment market undergoes greater consolidation, three commentators explore how financial advisers can explain a fund closure or renaming to ...
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