We have an important announcement about Janubeard! We have launched this new fundraising event to raise money for children’s charities. Please support by growing a beard in January and/or encouraging your husband, partner, family and friends to do so – or by donating to someone who is (such as myself!). Thanks so much in anticipation […]
Read MoreIt’s Ethical Investment Week!
This year the theme is ‘Divest>>>Reinvest’. EIW15 is focused on educating Australians about investing ethically. We’ve interviewed various specialists from across the country to explore the issues, and explain how consumers can invest in line with their values. See: www.ethicalinvestmentweek.com/faqs–expert-interviews.html For example – one of our interviews was with Dr Bronwyn King, Radiation Oncologist and […]
Read More‘Banking Nature’ Film Screening: an EIW15 event
You are invited to our FILM SCREENING: Tuesday October 13th, Perth: ‘Banking Nature’, the much anticipated doco comes to Perth as part of Ethical Investment Week 2015. Come along and bring a friend! RSVP: http://bankingnatureperth.eventbrite.com.au Having just screened to packed audiences at the Byron Bay International Film Festival and Environmental Film Festival Australia…. Protecting our […]
Read MoreFossil Fuel Free options for Super & Investment
You may have heard about the global Divestment movement which is growing rapidly (see: 350.org), and also about going ‘Fossil Fuel Free’ in your super & investment portfolios. Investors around the world are aligning their investments with their ethics, and divesting from fossil fuels. But are there many options for Australian investors who want to […]
Read More5 Political Risks in 2015 and the effect on your Financial Strategy
Every January, Economists get asked what their predictions are for the coming year. This is a daunting task, and trying to predict where markets will end up at the end of the year is crystal ball gazing at its best. The reason is that there are so many variables to consider – a plethora of […]
Read MoreGESB Super: Transition to Retirement (TTR)
We are approached by many GESB Super members about the Transition to Retirement (TTR) strategy. This is a strategy which offers great benefits for GESB members aged 55-65, in particular those with West State and/or Gold State accounts. However it is an area which often is complex, particularly when dealing with untaxed funds (West State) […]
Read More‘Divide in Concord’ Film Screening: Perth, 27th Oct 2014
Let the Revolution Begin! ‘Divide in Concord’ is a feature-length documentary that follows the entertaining tale of the battle of banning bottled water in small town America. This is the latest in our series of film screenings which draw attention to important sustainability and ethical issues. Organised by the WA chapter of The Ethical Adviser’s Co-op […]
Read MoreEthical Investment Celebrates 50 Years, Comes of Age
Ethical investment turns 50 this year, and ethical financial advisers are celebrating excellent investment performance and the industry’s coming of age by launching the inaugural Ethical Investment Week 13-20th October 2014. In 1964 race riots exploded in Rochester, New York, a company town whose black inhabitants were treated like slaves by employer Kodak Eastman. Socialist […]
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