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CEFC invests $100m into affordable housing strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... 3000 units across major metropolitan cities, starting with a 397-unit residential development in Sydney's Westmead health district. At least half of the units will be offered at a discount to equivalent market rents for means-tested tenants in key ...

Former AIA executive finds new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... responsible for data analytics and insights in Australia and New Zealand. In the new role, Tremethick will focus on life and health insurance industries and cover direct and adviser distribution, manufacturers and reinsurers. He has over 25 years of ...

Green Moves: S&P, SBTi, Macquarie, Anti-Slavery Commissioner

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... 'life below water' - enabling financial institutions to rebuild ocean prosperity, restore biodiversity and regenerate ocean health. This follows a stint at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) as a senior strategic expert on ...

Green moves: PRI, Scientific Beta, RIAA, CA100+, Australian Unity, Net Zero Economy Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Organisational restructuring at the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has led to 17 redundancies including in the leadership team, and more departures for other reasons. Chief responsible investment ecosystems officer Rose Easton said on LinkedIn ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... whole-of-portfolio risk-adjusted returns over a multi-year time horizon. She joined Future Fund from The George Institute for Global Health, where she worked as a research analyst responsible for data collection, analysis, and publication of state-based ...

VFMC welcomes two key execs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... retail and professional services. More recently, she took an interim role with a niche provider of language testing for health professionals. "Emma's broad and deep experience and achievements will provide VFMC with the people leadership and skills ...

Permanent disablement claims for mental health explodes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Total and permanent disability (TPD) claims because of mental health for Australians aged 30 to 40 increased by 732% over the past decade, according to a new report by KPMG, commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). Although the ...

COP29 skirts diplomatic disaster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... concurrently with the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, where leaders met to hammer out solutions to major global challenges like health, hunger, poverty, and the climate transition. G20 chair, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, urged world leaders ...

World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Egypt cement plants after a community complaint was made over pollution, livelihood losses, labour violations, and child health issues. It exited while the complaint process was ongoing. Then in 2022, IFC divested its US$13.5 million ownership stake ...

Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Despite greenwashing being a major deterrent to responsible investment in 2024, the sector still saw $1.6 trillion inflows and returns outperformed the traditional Australian shares market. Responsible Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA) annual ...