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Majority of investors collaborate on engagement, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
Most sustainable investors in Australia and Aotaeroa New Zealand collaborate with other investors to achieve better ESG outcomes, according to research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Engage, Advocate, Collaborate: Unpacking ...

New Forests launches ANZ forestry and agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
New Forests has launched a fourth Australia and New Zealand forestry and agriculture-based fund with the aim of raising $600 million in the next two to three years. The $10 billion global nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies investment ...

Carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... faith the opportunity to invest their super in accordance with their religious beliefs." A submission by Industry Super Australia (ISA) said that the performance test should be applied consistently to all super products covered by the legislation. "It's ...

Acacia Money hires former GetUp! CEO to exec team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Climate tech platform Acacia Money has hired the former head of GetUp! as its new chief growth officer. Paul Oosting joins the leadership team for Acacia, a financial technology and platform business that connects people's banking, super and any investment ...

Australians cite ethical investing as advice gap: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australian investors say that they would stop using or switch their financial adviser for not providing advice on ethical/responsible investments, according to research from Investment Trends. Investment Trends has released the 2022 Financial Advice ...

FS Sustainability launches ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... inaugural ESG Power50, a list comprising the 50 most influential ESG professionals working at ASX-listed companies in Australia. For the first time, readers of FS Sustainability along with F S Super - The Journal of Superannuation Management and FS Advice ...

RBA governor cites climate, energy transition in inflation puzzle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... global economy that are "likely to affect the dynamics of inflation, central bank policy and the way business operates in Australia." In a speech addressing CEDA's Annual Dinner, Lowe spoke about the "scourge" of inflation, and emphasized the importance ...

Twiggy Forrest invests in Ukraine's post-war green future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Andrew and Nicola Forrest's investment firm has committed nearly $750 million to a fund dedicated to rebuilding post-war Ukraine's infrastructure with green and digital assets. Forrest and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the investment ...

Trust in ethics plummets: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... the Governance Institute. The Governance Institute has issued its seventh Ethics Index, a survey of 1,000 people in Australia. The overall Ethics Index is 42, down from 45 in 2021 and 52 in 2020. The Ethics Index has declined since 2020, when a coordinated ...

Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... importance - ESG has a central focus for investors," said bfinance businesses development director Sebastian Mays. "In Australia, we saw over the past five years that climate change has been a very big part of that, and increasingly as well, ESG at large ...