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Despite the average responsible fund outperforming the Australian share market, investors are deterred from these funds due to lack of awareness, understanding, and green...
Funds management
Oil will be ‘the paraffin’ of the future, according to Ninety One strategist Michael Power, as investors abandon investing in the sector over environmental, social and go...
Features
Jassmyn Goh finds out why it is important for advisers to interrogate managers on their proxy voting and engagement activities, especially if they label their fund as ‘ES...
Funds management
Responsible investment indices outperformed their non-responsible counterparts during the first quarter of the year, according to MSCI....
Funds management
The outperformance of an ESG fund relies on the skill of the manager and the inherent style bias incorporated into the fund, according to AMP Capital. ...
Funds management
Several ESG funds invest in Facebook, but given the actions the company has taken, can investors feel comfortable with their money being invested in it despite the social...
Funds management
The average annualised return for impact investment products was 5.3% during 2018-19, according to a report by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)....
Funds management
Asset held in impact investment products have tripled over the past two years to $19.9 billion, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. ...
Expert Analysis
A fund may describe itself as ‘sustainable’, writes Richard Montgomery, but how can you be sure its actions in investment are more than just a label?...
Funds management
BetaShares’ Australian Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond ETF – Currency Hedged fund has been certified by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. ...
Financial planning
Some 90% of Australians think that the finance sector has a crucial role to play in generating positive environmental and economic outcomes, according to the Responsible ...
Superannuation
Australian super funds that invest responsibly tend to outperform their peers since responsible investment is no longer at the perimeter of investment philosophy, a study...
Policy & Regulation
The guide will encourage super funds, fund managers, and other investors to strengthen their own reporting under the new Modern Slavery Act 2018 law....
Features
A preference for the fast-growing sector of cannabis products has led to a mandate change for the Terra Capital Emerging Companies fund as the sector comes under scrutiny...
Features
Responsible Investment Association Australasia chief executive, Simon O’Connor writes that while ESG investing may have become mainstream it is still a work in progress....
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
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...