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ART to employ more First Nations members into its workforce

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has launched its second Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), highlighting initiatives the super fund will complete by the end of 2028, including setting up a First Nations workforce target. The Innovate RAP builds ...

What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... is a more modest decline of around 1% in the US as its inflows are more mixed in age composition," the report read. Australia and Canada stood out as exceptions, with output per capita rising around 1% and 4% respectively. "Both countries receive a high ...

$50k a minute: Billionaire wealth boom highlights inequality in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... $25.67 billion over the past year, which is equivalent to almost $50,000 per minute according to new analysis by Oxfam Australia. Drawing on the 2026 Australian Financial Review Rich List, Oxfam found the country's billionaire class now controls ...

ARENA backs major expansion of vehicle-to-grid trial

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... led by Amber Electric, in a move aimed at accelerating the adoption of EVs as flexible energy assets and strengthening Australia's electricity grid. The funding increases ARENA's total support for the project to $16.8 million and will significantly scale ...

Australia needs a gas transition plan, fast: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
As the use of gas across Australia declines, the Grattan Institute said the government needs a strong gas transition action plan to ensure the process is not costly, chaotic and inequitable. "Australia is at a critical juncture in energy policy. The ...

Government commits $5m to tackle environmental crimes

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... organisations identify drug trafficking, child sexual exploitation, environmental crime and other serious crimes affecting Australia and the region. Thomas was also recently appointed to co-chair the Pacific Financial Intelligence Community (PFIC) initiative ...

Government unveils $47bn national housing overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The federal government has unveiled a sweeping $47 billion housing strategy aimed at tackling Australia's worsening affordability crisis, lifting housing supply and reshaping the country's rental, tax and social housing settings over the long term. ...

RIAA lauds leading responsible superannuation funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment, Australian Retirement Trust (ART), HESTA and Rest are among the top Responsible Super Fund Leaders in 2026 recognised by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). The others to receive recognition are ...

Values take a backseat to performance: Morningstar

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... market is so narrow that everything else is taking a backseat." Staying on theme, Bhanu Singh, chief executive officer in Australia for Dimensional Fund Advisors, said that historic data is yet to borne out a strong correlation between ESG metrics - ...

Cultural competency is not a box-ticking exercise: RIAA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... land is recognised in value, where customers across the world would value knowing their minerals or energy came from Australia with First Nations cultural stewardship embedded in it." FS Sustainability is a media partner of the 2026 RIAA Conference.