Is Australian ethical investment a good investment?

Is Australian ethical investment a good investment?

The organization is considered by many to be the premier ethical investment group in Australia, with high returns to fund investors and a strong green and social focus for its investments. The company’s share price on the ASX is currently $61, a rise of 300 per cent over the last three years.

Is Australian Ethical ethical?

While we can’t predict future performance based on the past, our funds’ performance proves ethical investing is good for returns: Our Australian Shares super option ranks #1 on returns over 3, 5, 7 and 10 years. Our Balanced Super option was the second-best in Australia. See how we scored in APRA’s MySuper heatmap.

Is Australian Ethical a good fund?

The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), the accreditor of ethical investments, has certified only four funds as ethical on a whole-of-fund basis. Of these, Australian Ethical had the best performance over the past five years. The certified funds can be found through RIAA’s Responsible Returns tool.

Is ethical investment profitable?

Over 10 years, the average annual return for a sustainable fund invested in large global companies has been 6.9% a year, while a traditionally invested fund has made 6.3% a year. …

What do Australian Ethical invest in?

We connect your money to improving the world by investing in companies that do good and deliver strong returns. We seek out future-building companies that will prosper in a low-carbon future such as renewable energy, IT, health care and education, and avoid things like fossil fuels, gambling and tobacco.

What type of fund is Australian Ethical?

Australian Ethical Super is a Public offer Retail fund. Australian Ethical Super has 14 investment options, 1 MySuper products authorised and 50% of its total assets are invested in a default or MySuper strategy. Learn more about MySuper funds and the different types of super funds.

How can I invest ethically in Australia?

One of the ways you can get exposure to ethical investing is through a managed fund, or an exchange traded fund. There are many funds available in Australia that claim to have ethical, sustainable or responsible investment credentials. The vast majority of these funds use an approach known as ‘ESG’ investing.

Does ethical investing make a difference?

Can I make money by investing ethically? While no investment is guaranteed, the performance of ethical funds has been shown to be similar to the performance of traditional funds — in fact, some research shows that ethical fund performance may be superior.

Who runs Australian Ethical?

Australian Ethical Investment

Type	Public Stock Symbol: AEF, Stock exchange(s): ASX
Industry	Financial Services
Founded	1986
Headquarters	130 Pitt St, Sydney, Australia
Key people	John McMurdo, CEO, Mark Simons, CFO (Chief Financial Officer), David Macri, CIO (Chief Investment Officer)

Is Australian Ethical an ETF?

Our first ETF, ‘AEAE’ gives you access to a focused basket of stocks from the S&P ASX 300, actively managed by our award-winning team from both an ethics and investment perspective. It is a High Conviction active ETF, giving you the added flexibility to buy or sell whenever you like.

Is Australian Ethical SMSF?

Is Australian Ethical Super a complying superannuation fund? Yes. This Statement of Compliance lets you know we are a complying superannuation fund.

What is the most ethical super fund in Australia?

Sustainable returns are closing gap

Super fund	Sustainable Balanced investment option name	Sustainable Balanced investment option 5-yr return
Australian Ethical	Pers Balanced	9.4%
VicSuper FutureSaver	Socially Conscious	9.3%
CareSuper	Sustainable Balanced	9.1%
Australian Catholic Super & Ret	Socially Responsible	9.1%