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Palisade acquires battery storage system in SA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026  |  NEWS
Palisade Investment Partners has acquired 100% of the Summerfield Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in South Australia from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Australian renewable platform, Intera Renewables. Intera Renewables is ...

Court finds NZ Super exclusions policies 'unlawful'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... judgment released this morning, the High Court found: "The Guardians' policies fail to meet the basic requirements of the Act (New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001) so far as exclusion from the fund for alleged breach of human ...

Lobby group names and shames companies omitting shareholder resolutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility has launched a public resource which names the companies that have declared their intention to unilaterally omit shareholder resolutions. The action is in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission's ...

Foreign resident CGT discount on renewable assets takes shape

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... broadens and clarifies the definition of TARP and introduces a definition of real property into the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 that forms part of the definition of TARP. Treasury is taking submissions for the two sets of reforms until April 24.

Green moves: ASFI, U Ethical

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The peak body for sustainable finance in Australia has appointed IFM Investors' Zak May and former Cbus and Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) chief executive David Atkin to its board, and reappointed Jeff Brunton and Katharine Tapley. ASFI ...

CEFC backs Australian Ethical's new fund with $125m

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has launched a new fund for wholesale investors to access institutional grade private markets investments, with a cornerstone commitment of up to $125 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). CEFC's commitment to ...

IGCC outlines policy priorities to 2030

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... executive Rebecca Mikula-Wright said. "We've got the chance to be the global decarbonisation partner of choice; but only if we act quickly. This next phase is about delivery."

Circular economy needs to be realigned for effective deployment

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026  |  NEWS
Although a circular economy is modelled to eliminate waste and pollution, new research led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) indicates there are recurring challenges around it. A circular economy is a system that aims to minimise waste by keeping materials ...

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 ...