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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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Funds management

The former Terra Capital Ethical Emerging Companies fund has chosen to remove the word ‘ethical’ from its title in light of its investment in cannabis companies. ...

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Funds management

Responsible investment has tripled in New Zealand over the last five years to NZ$188 billion, accounting for 72 per cent of total assets under management. ...

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Funds management

The funds that have incorporated responsible investing principles outperformed most mainstream Australian and international peers, according to a report by the Responsibl...

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