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Funds management

Despite the average responsible fund outperforming the Australian share market, investors are deterred from these funds due to lack of awareness, understanding, and green...

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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...

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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...

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Funds management

Responsible investment indices outperformed their non-responsible counterparts during the first quarter of the year, according to MSCI....

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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. ...

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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...

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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)....

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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. ...

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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?...

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Funds management

BetaShares’ Australian Sustainability Leaders Diversified Bond ETF – Currency Hedged fund has been certified by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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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