22% return in 12 months, lower fees and better insurance will get you noticed – Australia’s greenest fund has been recognised as its most exciting one too!

From Australian Ethical  (www.australianethical.com.au):

Australian Ethical Super won the Rising Star award at SuperRatings Fund of the Year awards in Melbourne last night.

The award recognises Australian Ethical’s significant product changes that have benefited its members, including improving its fee structure and improving insurance.

SuperRatings CEO Nathan MacPhee said, “Australian Ethical was awarded our Rising Star award due to its significantly enhanced value for money with reduced fees and an improved insurance offering, while improving client service levels. “

Australian Ethical Managing Director Phil Vernon said, “We are very proud to be recognised by respected industry researcher SuperRatings as a super fund that is increasingly providing great value for members, not just compared to other ethical or responsible investment options but compared to all the funds that SuperRatings surveys. We have always had the highest conviction to ethical standards and believe our clients also deserve competitive investment returns, products and services. We have been on a path of improving these areas over the past few years and we are pleased that our efforts are recognised.”

The announcement comes on the back of a stellar month for Australian Ethical Investments, having also retained the Lonsec ‘Recommended’ rating for its flagship active Australian equities fund, the Smaller Companies Trust. The trust returned an impressive 22% for the 12 months to 30 September 2012 and continues to show consistent long term outperformance of the market returning 10.3% per annum over the past 10 years.

^ Performance to 30 September 2012 after fees (Class B wholesale)

Talk to us today about whether an Australian Ethical Super, Pension or Investment portfolio is right for you – speak to James at JustInvest: 08 9267 3488