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Mercer embroiled in greenwashing allegations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... its website that certain companies were excluded in their investments, such as those producing alcohol and operating in gambling. For example, 19 companies involved in gambling such as Aristocrat Leisure, Caesar's Entertainment Inc, Crown Resorts ...

Australians lack confidence in retirement: SSGA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023
... sustainability, with most respondents supporting exclusions for industries such as tobacco, controversial weapons, and gambling. On the results, SSGA head of investments, Australia Jonathan Shead commented: "We've seen plenty of financial turmoil ...

UK regulator warns trading apps over gamification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... trades than they otherwise would. FCA research surveyed over 3000 users of four different apps, adapting the Problem Gambling Severity Index for a survey on investing, asking a range of questions aimed at identifying potential problematic behaviour. ...

Colonial First State launches sustainable growth fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... industries identified as being of most concern to Australians, including weapons and firearms, certain fossil fuels, gambling, pornography, alcohol, tobacco and predatory lending. At the same time, it will seek out investments in areas including climate ...

4.3m Australians invest responsibly: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... popular motivations include a desire to stop investing in companies that are involved in controversial activities such as gambling and weapons 36%. Meanwhile, a lack of education is a contributing factor in stopping Australians from making responsible ...

Proposed CFD class action targets IG Markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... trading such complex products," Piper Alderman partner Martin del Gallego said. "CFDs are little more than a form of gambling which has left tens of thousands of Australians out of pocket. "Our proposed class action will seek to recover these losses ...

Mercer pumps $100m into Perennial Partners strategy

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... outcomes. The portfolio excludes thermal coal, met coal, uranium, oil and gas, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, old growth logging, gambling, pornography, toxic pesticides, and live exports. It employs a proprietary ESG&E (environmental, social, governance ...

T. Rowe Price launches new impact fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). It also excludes certain industries and companies, including fossil fuels, tobacco, gambling, and for-profit prisons. The fund is managed by Hari Balkrishna. Certified under RIAA's Responsible Investment Certification ...

Flows to SRI ETFs boom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... too!" Meanwhile, considering an anti-SRI ETF Zenith looked at the Advisor Shares VICE ETF - which invests in liquor, gambling and tobacco stocks. It found the VICE ETF consistently underperformed the MSCI World benchmark. "Zenith believes the stark performance ...

Pendal brings Global Select Fund to Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... of total revenue directly from fossil fuels, alcoholic beverage production, the manufacture, ownership or operation of gambling facilities, non-controversial weapons manufacturing, pornography, or uranium mining for the purpose of nuclear power. The ...