** Shares of Australian Ethical Investment  AEF.AX  jump as
much as 11.4% to A$6.150, their biggest intraday pct gain since
June 19, 2020 
    ** The wealth manager says its funds under management (FUM)
increased by 16.9% to A$5.05 bln ($3.91 bln) for the qtr ended
Dec. 31, from A$4.32 bln as at Sept 30  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2JO19H
    ** Stock hits highest level since July 31, 2020 and is set
for a fifth consecutive day of gains  
    ** ~310,685 shares change hands vs 30-day average vol of
266,920 shares 
    ** Up to Wednesday's close, stock up 9.7% this year
following a 31% jump in 2020 


($1 = 1.2905 Australian dollars)

 (Reporting by Shriya Ramakrishnan in Bengaluru)
 ((Shriya.Ramakrishnan@thomsonreuters.com;))