The Emerald Club

16/05/2018

Audacious Investing covers XTBs new ESG-screened Fixed Income portfolio developed in conjunction with The Emerald Club. Available on HUB24 Limited. Helping you match your values with your investments.
http://audaciousinvesting.com.au/xtb-launches-esg-screened-emerald-fixed-income-portfolio

More Information: https://xtbs.com.au/model-portfolios-smas/xtb-emerald-fixed-income-managed-portfolio/

30/08/2017

Acorns hits $100 million funds under management
After Alex and Lauren Fisher exchanged their wedding vows in June last year, they jetted off to Bali for a honeymoon using money they'd saved with the Acorns investment app. READ MORE
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10/08/2017

Advisers need to educate more on ethical investment
Financial advisers should be doing more when it comes to educating clients on responsible investment, Australian Ethical believes.

Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday, the superannuation fund’s chief investment officer, David Macri said there was still a misperception that investing responsibly would mean compromised returns. READ MORE
http://bit.ly/2wyGYq1

19/07/2017

Investing with a conscience needn't mean lower returns
Say what you will about ethics in finance, but a big change sweeping through large chunks of this industry is the shift towards investing with a social conscience.
http://bit.ly/2to0UxO

14/06/2017

The Australian micro-investing app today launches its socially responsible Emerald Portfolio following feedback from millennial customers.
Micro-investing app Acorns today launches the Emerald Portfolio - an investment option designed to meet environmental, social and corporate governance standards.

The app allows Australians to invest their small change, by rounding-up their everyday purchases and putting that money towards one of six investment portfolio options.
http://bit.ly/2rYoWgr

24/05/2017

Demand for responsible investment pushing up the chain
Major institutional investors, including Colonial First State and BT Investment Management, say end-client demand for better disclosures on responsible investment practices is flowing through asset owners into fund managers....READ MORE
http://bit.ly/2qNkQaB

17/05/2017

How To Invest Your Money Responsibly, Sustainably, Or For Impact (They’re Not The Same)
“In the past, people said if I invest in a socially responsible way, I’m going to give up returns. But I don’t think you have to give up returns to be socially responsible.

http://bit.ly/2qTfZWz

10/05/2017

Female and millennial advisers driving ESG
Female financial advisers and millennial advisers in the US are driving the conversation around responsible investing and this is going to become more prominent in their client engagement in the future, according to an Eaton Vance affiliate.

The asset manager’s new affiliate, Calvert Research and Management, told a media briefing in Sydney on Monday that the adviser cohort that was driving this interest was reflecting the interest of their clients.....
http://bit.ly/2qpPMic

03/05/2017

ESG investing has hit the mainstream
OPINION | Every year in May, the leading experts in ESG investing gather for the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors’ annual conference, and each year the audience coming to hear from them grows bigger.

It’s been said before, and sometimes prematurely, but the philosophy of aligning investment strategies with environmental, social and governance principles really is in the mainstream now.
http://bit.ly/2p9YigY

19/04/2017

Trends: Global sustainable investments up 25%
Global sustainable investments hit US$22.89 trillion at the start of last year, a 25% increase from 2014, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Review 2016, published by the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance on March 27. Read More
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Global sustainable investments hit US$22.89 trillion at the start of last year, a 25% increase from 2014, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Review 2016, published by the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance on March 27.  According to the report, the market share of sustainable and res...