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Financial penalties are typically meant to act as a deterrent against misconduct but how does a court decide a suitable size when the company has over $14 trillion in ass...
Funds management
Vanguard has been issued with a penalty by the Federal Court for making false and misleading statements about its ethically conscious fund....
Funds management
Mercer has received a heavy penalty from the Federal Court after making misleading statements about the sustainable nature and characteristics of its Mercer Super Trust i...
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...
Superannuation
The Federal Court has found Active Super made misleading representations regarding its ESG credentials, specifically around excluding Russian investments at the time of t...
Funds management
The latest budget papers have outlined a $10 million provision for ASIC greenwashing enforcement activity as well as funds for a sustainable labelling regime to be partia...
Funds management
Self-reporting issues to ASIC could lead to a reduced charge for a fund manager but it may not exempt them from enforcement action altogether, according to ASIC chair Joe...
Funds management
The Federal Court has issued its verdict in ASIC's first greenwashing case against Vanguard Investments Australia regarding the use of ESG exclusionary screens....
Funds management
Over three-quarters of consumers say they would be more likely to invest in products that were verified by an independent source as being responsible, with greenwashing f...
Funds management
ASIC has taken action against an asset manager for alleged greenwashing around false and misleading statements about a carbon emission exclusion screen....
Funds management
International research firm Morningstar has fallen foul of ASIC’s greenwashing rules after allegedly making investments into nuclear weapons despite its ESG policy....
Funds management
The corporate regulator has outlined its philosophy in dealing with greenwashing and the by-product of greenhushing, having already reported around 35 of such interventio...
Funds management
The latest annual RIAA report has found concerns or mistrust around greenwashing by investment managers almost tripled this year, with 62 per cent citing it as a deterren...
Funds management
Some 11 Australian asset managers have been highlighted by Morningstar as receiving a low ranking for their ESG commitments, while one has received the highest score....
Funds management
While some fund managers overstate their ESG credentials and others remove their sustainable outcomes entirely, it is transparent communication that will be critical to a...
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