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ESG

Collaboration needed to up sustainability ante

Investors need to collaborate for systemic change, a discussion involving asset owners and sustainability experts has highlighted. Investors need to work with government, enshrine beliefs and educate beneficiaries on the importance of sustainability.

Sarah RundellAugust 26, 2020

ESG

RIAA identifies Australia’s top super funds

Australian super funds that employ responsible investment strategies have outperformed their competitors over one, three and five-year time frames, fresh data from Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has confirmed.

Elizabeth FryDecember 6, 2019

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Australian Ethical CIO David Macri: Informed choices

CIO of the Year finalist David Macri is hopeful that recent allocations will further prove the worth of the fund’s responsible investment.

Sally RoseFebruary 22, 2018

ESG

AMP Capital’s ‘overwhelmingly positive’ ESG journey

AMP Capital head of ESG Adam Kirkman discusses divesting from tobacco and some weapons, and the path to an ethical decision-making plan.

Shelley HepworthDecember 4, 2017

Hedge Funds

Hostplus joins swell of funds offering SRI options

Hostplus CIO Sam Sicilia prefers engagement with companies to divestment, but gives members the option to choose their strategy.

Dan PurvesApril 5, 2017

Custody

Australian Ethical’s plan to in-house more fixed interest

Australian Ethical's David Macri overhauled the international equities strategy in 2016. The international fixed interest portfolio is next.

Sally RoseJanuary 18, 2017

Editorial

New standard tests funds’ environmental awareness

Australian Ethical boss Phil Vernon wants to encourage rival superannuation funds to adopt responsible investment principles as well.

Phil VernonDecember 16, 2016

Hedge Funds

Australian Ethical divests from gas

Australian Ethical is to divest from companies that supply gas, as it believes improvements in renewable energy technology are making low-carbon energy sources unnecessary. The $1.3 billion fund has never invested in coal or oil, and led the move to divest from coal seam gas in 2011. However, it has long invested in domestic companies […]

David RowleyDecember 17, 2015