- CEO
- John McMurdo
- Full Time Employees
- 148
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment managers
- Address
- Level 8 Sydney NSW Australia NSW 2000
- IPO Date
- Dec 17, 2002
- Business
- Australian Ethical Investment Ltd Australian Ethical Investment Limited (ASX:AEF) serves as a specialist ethical investment manager focused on superannuation, managed funds, pensions, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that align with environmental, social, and governance values; its core offerings include ethically screened superannuation options such as Australian Shares Super, diversified managed funds across equities, fixed income, and multi-asset classes like the Emerging Companies Managed Fund, pension products, and ETFs emphasizing future-building sectors including renewable energy, information technology, healthcare, education, and sustainable infrastructure while restricting investments in fossil fuels, gambling, tobacco, nuclear power, and other harmful activities. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and founded in 1986, the company operates primarily in Australia with a growing institutional client base, managing over $13.5 billion in funds under management through direct-to-consumer digital channels, financial advisers, and partnerships with not-for-profits; it acts as the responsible entity for public ethical investment schemes and trustee for the Australian Ethical Retail Superannuation Fund, employing rigorous ethical criteria to construct diversified portfolios targeting long-term, risk-adjusted returns for individual and institutional investors seeking positive societal and planetary impact. In recent developments, Australian Ethical Investment Ltd expands its fixed income capabilities through the 2024 acquisition of Altius Asset Management from Australian Unity for approximately $5.5 million, adding circa $2 billion in sustainable cash and fixed interest funds including green bonds, social bonds, and sustainability-linked instruments to support renewable energy transitions and UN Sustainable Development Goals; funds under management surged 34% to a record high in FY2024-25 driven by net inflows and the Superannuation Guarantee rate increase, alongside appointing Nathan Parkin as Head of Equities in 2025 and ongoing collaborations with Australian Unity for joint product development in social impact areas.