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Funds management

Aussies prioritising advisers’ knowledge of responsible investment

For the first time, an adviser’s knowledge of responsible investment is more important to clients than investment returns, according to the Responsible Investment Associa...

Funds management

Responsible funds still susceptible to market downturn: RIAA

Responsible funds are outperforming in the international share and multi-sector growth but less so in Australian equities, according to a report....

Funds management

Responsible investment tops $1t

For the first time in Australia, responsible investment has reached over $1 trillion and managers have improved accountabilities to prove they are not greenwashing, accor...

Funds management

Evergreen launches ESG index

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

Funds management

RAM joins RIAA

Real Asset Management has announced it has joined the Responsible Investment Association Australasia....

Expert Analysis

Integrating ESG into portfolios

Advisers can play a fundamental role in navigating how clients pursue their goals to incorporate ESG components into their investment portfolios, Brie Williams writes....

Financial planning

RIAA ESG award winners announced

Citi and Credit Suisse are among the winners in the annual ESG Research Australia awards, with topics including modern slavery and human rights....

Features

Balancing returns while excluding mining

Australian investors need to consider whether they are willing to sacrifice returns for their ethical values as the exclusion of miners could cause a significant skew to ...

Tools & guides

The recipe for successfully advising on sustainable investments

Jessie Pettigrew shares how financial advisers can best work with their clients to help them navigate the environmental, social and governance investing landscape....

Expert Analysis

A decade of responsible investing

After a decade in responsible investing, Stephane Andre and Bruce Smith, share what they have learnt and how the ESG environment has changed....

Financial planning

Bring ESG into conversations or risk losing younger clients

Some $3.5 trillion is expected to be passed onto the millennial generation over the next 20 years and will be a new client pipeline for advisers, according to BT. ...

Features

Looking under the green bonnet

Funds are unlikely to be deliberately guilty of greenwashing but nevertheless, writes Laura Dew, they need to have transparent processes in place to prevent investors fee...

Expert Analysis

Building a portfolio around faith

Jason Hazell provides insights on how Islamic investing meets the needs and requirements of Muslim Australians who want to invest according to their faith. ...