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Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The finance industry welcomes new climate rules to empower investor decision-making and corporate action but urges no further delays in enforcement. Climate reporting will be mandatory for large entities from 1 January 2025, helping investors identify ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The legislation that will ensure superannuation is paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave is to be tabled today, with the super industry calling for its swift passage. The Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) ...

Aussie funds loyal in climate group exodus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The local rep of an influential climate group assuages doubts around the flight of financial firms worth roughly $7.84 trillion, saying Australian firms are still committed. A wave of US asset owners and financial advisors recently exited the Climate ...

KPMG prints first climate risk report

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The major professional services business is the latest of the Big Four accounting firms to report on Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This comes as the federal government's legislation on mandatory climate reporting is ...

Net zero dreams float on unscaled tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... expensive solutions, if carbon capture and storage (CCS) fails to scale, according to BloombergNEF's New Energy Outlook: Australia launch in Sydney this week. Reaching net zero may require this controversial technology, alongside scaling-up other key ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Australia's sunny shores and super fund prowess beckon a London-based ESG pro, as other sustainability whizzes switch roles. After nine years, Michael Hamblett has been snatched from Columbia Threadneedle Investments EMEA APAC, a global financial services ...

Podcast: Nuclear power in Australia's energy transition with Jai Mirchandani

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
There are currently more than 400 nuclear power reactors in 32 countries, generating about a tenth of the world's electricity. The Coalition's plan to build seven nuclear power plants to replace Australia's ageing coal-fired power stations ...

Former bank whistleblower departs UniSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
UniSuper's head of enterprise risk has lost his job, following a restructuring of the risk function. Dennis Gentilin is a risk and governance professional with over 20 years experience in the banking, finance, consulting and superannuation industries. ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A pause on private litigation would undermine investors' ability to make sound choices on their holdings, according to a leading climate focused law firm speaking on a proposal currently before the Senate. The government plans to legislate a three-year ...

CommBank exits fossil fuels as rivals fund Santos

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... being scrutinised by investors, regulators and the public as a measure of a company's commitment to climate action. Australia's largest bank has now updated its climate and fossil fuels policy to state it will exit existing corporate or trade finance ...