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As investors increasingly seek to embed ESG considerations in their portfolios, a specialist adviser has offered tips for financial planners who may feel overwhelmed in t...
Funds management
Responsible investment performance concerns have lessened as the market hits $1.6 trillion in AUM, according to RIAA’s annual report, but greenwashing fears among asset m...
Funds management
As investors seek to diversify their portfolios, the naming of bond labels has broadened out to include green, social, and impact bonds, according to the annual RIAA repo...
Funds management
Magellan Financial Group has terminated three funds in its Core Series, including a sustainable fund and ESG fund, having determined they are “unlikely to achieve the nec...
Funds management
The victory by Donald Trump in the US presidential election could cause fund managers to reconsider the naming of their ESG funds as the US undergoes a political backlash...
Funds management
Stockspot analysis has named the top 10 suburbs across Australia that have the highest proportion of sustainable investors, largely dominated by one state in particular....
Funds management
Investors in Australia and New Zealand allocated US$640 million to sustainable funds in the third quarter of 2024, reversing outflows of US$555 million in the previous q...
Features
As ESG and sustainable funds continue to suffer outflows and the regulator cracks down on greenwashing, there has been a notable downturn in the number of launches and st...
Funds management
Demand for ESG ETFs has declined, with Global X reporting that the popularity of ESG funds is at the lowest level since 2014....
Funds management
Schroders is to close the wholesale class of a global equity fund, while a sustainable one will be repositioned as an ESG one in light of higher sustainability criteria i...
Funds management
Australian and New Zealand sustainable funds saw outflows of more than $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2024, according to Morningstar, with active strategies accoun...
Funds management
The cost of running an ESG fund is on the rise, and firms and investors are in debate how much this extra cost should impact product costs....
Financial planning
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia has announced an upcoming adviser-focused course to launch next month about ESG integration in advice firms....
Funds management
Amid growing demand from clients for sustainable products and a scrutiny on greenwashing, two funds from Perennial Partners have received new certifications from the Resp...
Financial planning
As more investors seek to exclude poor ESG performers from their portfolios, Zenith’s Dugald Higgins demystifies the complexities around negative screening and the purpos...
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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...