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ASIC consults on guidance for carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The corporate regulator will update guidance for carbon market participants in relation to the Australian financial services (AFS) licensing requirements. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) proposed an overhaul of its regulatory ...

Podcast: Timber talks - Cultivating natural capital with Sarah Clawson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... of The Greener Way, we hear from Sarah Clawson, Global Head of Investor Relations at New Forests - an international investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies. Join senior journalist and host Rose Mary Petrass and explore ...

BlackRock-Temasek closes at US$1.4 bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... and Temasek reached a final close of US$1.4 billion for their late-stage venture capital and growth private equity investment fund. The Decarbonization Partners Fund I, a Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Article 9 fund, had a fundraising ...

Closing the Gap in First Nations investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Indigenous communities' needs must be prioritised in investment decisions, and trust must be built through representation. Colonisation has had a profound impact on Indigenous peoples' identity and knowledge, panellists at the Responsible Investment ...

Poor investment governance costly for asset owners, members: KPMG, Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Most asset owners estimate that poor investment governance could increase portfolio costs by 1% or more annually, according to a joint report by KPMG and Frontier Advisors. The report, which surveyed 22 asset owners in the local investment industry ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... exists for women but not for men," said e61 Institute research manager Silvia Griselda. High-paying occupations such as investment managers, doctors, and dentists are paying women between 10% to 14% less than men. The study did not find that different ...

Companies warned to disclose nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) told FS Sustainability. Goldner attended the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference 2024 held in Sydney this week. The TNFD urges companies to start thinking about ...

Younger members drive demand

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
UniSuper lifted the veil on the appeal of sustainable investment options to the fund's younger members at the RIAA conference on Thursday. In a remarkable sign of transparency in front of its peers, UniSuper chief executive Peter Chun shared member ...

On biodiversity, a 143-year-old museum comes to the rescue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... where they've done their research, to work out the health of nature there and you can use that to look at your investment decisions or management decisions," said D'Eugenio. In a similar vein, the Australian Conservation Foundation also sees ...

Disability inclusion is a financial issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... disability, while a further 20% do not know. This is according to an audience poll taken during a session at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference 2024 held in Sydney this week. The big problem is there is a fundamental ...