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AMP, HESTA, Hostplus lose out in ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... out of 5. The Ethical Advisers' Co-op said they were impressed by Future Super's exclusions of fossil fuels, gambling, tobacco, armaments, nuclear, live animal exports, old growth logging, animal cruelty, bribery, intensive agriculture, environmental ...

NAB launches team for vulnerable customers

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... stages of financial hardship, such as scam, fraud, domestic and family violence, elder abuse, low financial literacy and gambling addiction, NAB said. "We want to be there for our customers no matter their circumstances and this new team of bankers provides ...

Perth adviser to face court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
A Perth financial adviser allegedly stole nearly $1 million from clients and transferred it to his online gambling accounts, according to the Western Australian Police Force (WAPF). The 38-year old adviser, who was not named but identified as a Yanchep ...

Hejaz climbs Islamic fund ladder

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... assets. In line with Sharia principles, its portfolio excludes banks, pig products, alcohol, media, weaponry, tobacco and gambling, making the screening process more stringent than traditional ESG investments, it said. Companies it invests in must have ...

BlackRock partners with $23bn super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... gain exposure to global fixed income securities while excluding issuers across eight core filters: tobacco, alcohol, gambling, military weapons, civilian firearms, nuclear power, adult entertainment and genetically modified organisms. An additional full ...

Cooper Investors launches equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... foundations." The fund will exclude companies whose primary business is the production of tobacco, controversial weapons or gambling. The internal fund returned 16.2% gross absolute return p.a. in the two and half years to June end. One year gross absolute ...

Super fund appoints investment lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... industries to invest member funds, screening out sectors like weapons manufacturing, alcohol production and sales and gambling. Crescent Wealth managing director Talal Yassine recognised the strength of appointing Hazell given his close association with ...

VanEck changes tack on ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... entertainment, alcohol, animal welfare, civilian firearms, conventional weapons, controversial weapons, fossil fuels, gambling, genetically modified organisms, nuclear power, nuclear weapons and tobacco).

Ethical funds not ambitious enough: Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... invested and found that a majority of Australians expressed concerned about their money being invested in fossil fuels, gambling, weapons and live animal exports. Future Super offers members three investment options. The balanced index option excludes ...

Legg Mason launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... companies that do not meet certain ethical criteria." The exclusion list encompasses several sectors including tobacco, gambling, alcohol, defence and weapons, fur, genetically modified crops, nuclear energy, oil sands and thermal coal." Sowerby added ...