ESG

Funds management

Investors want more portfolios that include companies that are not damaging the environment and are driving positive change....

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Funds management

Perpetual has announced an intention to acquire Trillium Asset Management, a Boston-based specialist ESG investment firm, for US$36 million....

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Funds management

The BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders exchanged traded fund shows strong returns can be generated while being climate conscious....

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Funds management

The message from Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg is helping reshape the global investment industry....

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Superannuation

Many superannuation fund members are unaware they are part owners in industries that might not align with their values such as tobacco, weapons, and gambling, according t...

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Funds management

The fund manager believes that sustainability should be the new standard for investing as climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects....

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Funds management

Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings says bushfire risks have heightened the need for environmental, social and governance consideration when evaluating the credit quality...

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Funds management

BetaShares has announced it has added to its ethical range with new diversified bond exchange traded fund....

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Funds management

The firm has appointed an impact investment team that will use UN Sustainable Development Goals as an investment lens....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers will be able to identify which ‘sustainable’ products would align with their clients’ values....

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Funds management

Investors integrating ESG data into their process can mistakenly conflate ESG scores in practice with the more familiar financial quality metrics....

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Superannuation

Orbis has voted against proposals calling for sustainability reporting and policies to strengthen prevention of workplace sexual harassment, and holds a logistics firm th...

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Funds management

Australians would engage more with their super if funds reported on environmental, social, and governance impacts, according to a survey....

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Funds management

Six of the top 10 performing global equity environmental, social, and governance focused funds had fees below 0.9%, according to FE Analytics....

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Funds management

Only focusing on investing in the best ESG profiles might end up developing a portfolio of expensive stocks, according to Ausbil....

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