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Category Archive for: ‘Superannuation’

Investing in Renewable Energy

Posted on  19 Jul 2012  by  James Baird  in  Ethical/ RI, Superannuation

You want to invest in renewable energy, but aren’t sure where to start? You see sustainable investments as a future growth area for investment returns, but don’t want to take a high level of risk? If you answered yes, you’re similar to many of our clients! In today’s rapidly changing world of renewable energy development, we often hear […]

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Climate change concerns for Australian Investors

Posted on  29 Jun 2012  by  James Baird  in  Ethical/ RI, News, Superannuation

The impacts of climate change on companies’ supply chains, natural resources, operations and key infrastructure are expected to worsen as a result of increasing temperatures, changing weather patterns, and more frequent and intense droughts, floods and storms. Virtually every sector faces climate risks and opportunities, and investors can’t afford for those risks to remain opaque. […]

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Why GESB Super Members are leaving after March 30, 2012

Posted on  16 Mar 2012  by  James Baird  in  News, Superannuation

GESB Super members are queuing up to leave the fund after 30 March, 2012. Are you one of them? From 30 March, 2012, GESB’s 320,000 members will have choice of super fund – a right that other Australians have had since 2005. Howard Rosario, Chief Executive of the fund, has been quoted as saying he […]

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Super Secrets Unmasked: Breakthrough on Disclosure for Super funds

Posted on  11 Jan 2012  by  James Baird  in  Ethical/ RI, News, Superannuation

In breaking news today, ASIC Chairman Greg Medcraft has had an amazing insight: investors actually want to know where their money is invested!!! See: http://www.afr.com/p/national/super_secrets_unmasked_wZwYJwpcpVui15DWhY4BtJ Let’s not be concerned that Mr Medcraft is claiming an idea that Responsible Investment Advisers (such as ourselves) have been raising for decades. The fact is that this is a necessary […]

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Julia Gillard: a not so hidden agenda on Superannuation?

Posted on  25 Oct 2011  by  James Baird  in  News, Superannuation

Although we do our best not to comment on politics (!), this one can’t escape my incredulity. Check out this article by Mike Taylor of Money Management: http://www.moneymanagement.com.au/news/superannuation-bungle-shows-gillards-hand Not a good look when the Australian Prime Minister addresses a group as “comrades”! Julia Gillard’s Socialist background has been well documented, so I won’t detail it here, […]

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Compare the Pair

Posted on  15 Aug 2011  by  James Baird  in  News, Retirement, Superannuation

When talking about financial advice, it all comes down to price – particularly when talking about your super fund fees. Or does it? Do you drive the cheapest car you can find? Eat the cheapest fast food? Live in the cheapest house? For most people, probably not – you make decisions based on the benefits […]

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Would you invest your Super in ExxonMobil?

Posted on  28 Jun 2011  by  James Baird  in  Ethical/ RI, News, Superannuation

Thousands of GESB & UniSuper fund members are investing in ExxonMobil, an oil company with a long history of controversy in a range of areas. The company is in the Top 10 International Holdings of GESB Super’s ‘Balanced Conservative’ and ‘Growth’ plans (as at 31/03/11), and also UniSuper’s top 10 listed international shareholdings (most recent information available, listed at […]

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Up to 1.4m Aussies invest in the world’s most unethical company via Australian Super

Posted on  2 Jun 2011  by  James Baird  in  Ethical/ RI, News, Superannuation

Australian Super has disclosed that it has a substantial investment in Monsanto Co, multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation recently voted the most unethical company in the world. Monsanto, a former manufacturer of Agent Orange, produces genetically modified crops, bovine growth hormone, and herbicides, and is accused of countless bribery and corruption incidents. The superannuation (pension) fund Australian Super invests […]

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