Bell Asset Management’s ESG milestone

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Bell Asset Management (BAM) has announced that the UBAM – Bell Global SMID Cap Equity Fund has attained Article 8 classification under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The... Read more continue reading

Impact alpha – emerging trends in SDG aligned impact investing

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Introduction The Sustainable Development Goals are 17 objectives for improving human society and ecological sustainability adopted by the United Nations in 2015. They cover a broad spectrum of sustainability topics, ranging... Read more continue reading

Stewart Investors’ Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund reduces fees by 60 per cent

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Stewart Investors Sustainable Funds Group has reduced the management fee of its Worldwide Leaders Sustainability Fund for Australian investors by over 60 per cent, from 1.15 per cent to 0.45... Read more continue reading

ASX companies taking significant tangible actions on ESG

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An accelerated shift from awareness to action on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and sustainability among ASX listed companies is underway, and there is a heightened focus on these issues by all... Read more continue reading

‘Greenwashing’ alert from IMF calls for better Responsible Investment classification

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The role the funds management industry has to play in the transition to a sustainable global economy is significant and was highlighted this week by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)[1],... Read more continue reading

COP26: Australian Ethical calls on Scott Morrison to end Australia’s climate embarrassment

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We are now a few short weeks out from COP26, and the blame-shifting among the Liberals and Nationals on Australia’s lack of net-zero targets has been ramping up. Incredibly, Scott... Read more continue reading

Investment consultants with USD 10 trillion of assets under advice come together to launch Global ‘Net Zero’ Initiative

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Twelve investment consulting firms, responsible for advising institutional asset owners on assets of approximately USD 10 trillion, have launched the Net Zero Investment Consultants Initiative (NZICI). Through nine specific action... Read more continue reading

La Trobe Financial achieves carbon neutral milestone

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The $13 billion Australian based Credit Asset Manager La Trobe Financial joins a growing list of Asset Managers focusing on ESG and climate, announcing today that it has achieved a... Read more continue reading

Survey shows Australian institutional investors inevitably pushing ahead with ESG integration

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Institutional investors in Asia Pacific expect ESG considerations to become increasingly core to their business as awareness builds among investors and policymakers, according to the results of a BNP Paribas... Read more continue reading

Impact investing and SDGs – a client conversation primer

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Introduction Since the start of 2020, investment markets around the world have experienced a surge of activity. But while most headlines focused on the influx of boredom-fuelled retail investors into... Read more continue reading