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Fiducian fined $7.3m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... liable to mislead the public as to the nature and/or the characteristics of financial services" thus contravening the ASIC Act, Fiducian said in a statement. FIMS, as the responsible entity (RE) of the DSAF, also contravened section 601FC(1)(b) of the ...

How investors can navigate ESG-related investments with AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
As artificial intelligence (AI) and associated technologies continue to evolve, investors are unsure of how best to harness its benefits while focused on investing responsibly. Principles for Responsible Investments (RPI) head of human rights, social ...

ASIC launches sustainability reporting e-modules

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... obligations. E-learning Modules 1 to 3 cover core concepts behind the new sustainability reporting requirements in the Corporations Act. The modules are primarily aimed at Group 2 and 3 entities that are not yet subject to the sustainability reporting ...

UK launches voluntary nature markets standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The UK government has launched Nature Investment Standards to boost investors' confidence in nature markets. They form part of the UK's bid to meet ambitious environmental commitments, saying private sector action is needed and nature markets ...

Palisade acquires organic waste digestion plant

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Palisade Real Assets has announced its bioenergy platform, BioticNRG, has acquired 100% ownership of Evercreech Renewable Energy, a UK-based organic waste anaerobic digestion technology plant with the capability of injecting 700m3/hr of gas into the ...

ASFI releases guidance for taxonomy-aligned use-of-proceeds debt

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has released a guidance for issuance of taxonomy-aligned use-of-proceeds debt, directing issuers, investors and reviewers to apply the taxonomy consistently in financing transactions. According to ...

APRA's climate-related stress tests pose as financial risk

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... unique to Australia - governments and markets around the world are grappling with the same pressures," Hall said. "But if we act now we can lead the world in resilience, protecting our communities and making insurance more available and affordable around ...

Green moves: Australian Ethical, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Superannuation has appointed a former legalsuper marketing chief to its board, effective 25 March 2026. Louise Eyres is an experienced non-executive director with a background in commercial, customer, marketing and digital strategy. ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's sovereign wealth fund has seen another senior exit, coming just a week after private markets leaders David Bluff and Tammi Fisher stepped down. Simon Fraser, who served as acting executive director of overlays and treasury management ...

Perpetual multi asset leads exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Perpetual's head of multi-asset has exited the firm following her former boss's departure to Pinnacle Investment Management. The firm confirmed Lydia Kav left late last month, around a month after the wealth business' chief investment officer signed ...