ESG

Expert Analysis

It’s not easy being green, writes Charles Stodart, but that’s no excuse for managers not to try and implement it as ESG best practices and communication matures....

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Funds management

Australian Ethical will launch its campaign at the upcoming COP26 climate summit, highlighting the non-attendance by Prime Minister Scott Morrison does not reflect the vi...

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Funds management

A lack of female talent in financial services has been cited as an inhibitor to gender diverse businesses, while jobs exploring responsible investing were seeing more int...

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Funds management

Melior Investment Management, an impact investment house, has received funding and support from Atlassian founder Mike Cannon-Brookes....

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Financial planning

CFA Societies Australia has announced the CFA Institute Certificate which will offer investment professionals the required knowledge and skills to integrate environmental...

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Features

Going beyond responsible investment screens, Chris Dastoor writes, investors want to see that their manager is creating a social dividend as well as financial returns....

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Financial planning

Increased interest in environmental, social and governance has been the biggest change noticed in clients by Crystal Wealth Partners over the last five years....

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Funds management

The trusts would expand the firm’s range of sustainable products, including one focused on Chinese equities....

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Expert Analysis

There remains confusion on the difference between ESG and responsible investment, writes Tom King, and advisers may need to debunk some common myths for their clients....

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Expert Analysis

Under the backdrop of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, writes Rohit Chopra, investors have the opportunity to seek companies which will be tomorrow’s multi-national busi...

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Superannuation

Accused of being the power brokers behind the ousting of former Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer, a Parliamentary enquiry has questioned two of the big four banks wh...

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Tools & guides

There are plenty of ESG funds available on the market, writes Warwick Schneller, but the lack of universal definition means some may not be having a real-world impact....

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Financial planning

Gen Z leads the way with demand for environmental, social and governance investment, with more than half concerned....

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Funds management

Perpetual Asset Management Australia has indicated it will launch active exchange traded funds this year, as the firm benefitted from the shift to value investing....

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Funds management

The Evergreen Responsible Investment Grading index grades funds across all seven different capabilities on the environmental, social and governance spectrum from screened...

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