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Investors welcome Future Made in Australia bills

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... are available to us if we seize this moment of opportunity that has the potential to create jobs and wealth for all Australians," said David Scaysbrook, Quinbrook co-founder and managing partner. Australia is battling severe supply chain constraints ...

New tool sniffs out greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... climate accountability," said Sheikh. According to Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), 79% of Australians want their financial providers to set net zero commitments. Sheikh says the new tool will help the finance sector develop ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Coles and Wesfarmers have been named among the most successful case studies of company engagement in the fight against slavery. Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking Asia Pacific (IAST APAC) published its annual report this week highlighting investor ...

'No' to nuclear energy, 'yes' to biodiversity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... and we [the independents] will enable that," said Daniel. A June poll from the Lowy Institute found that six in 10 Australians are in favour of using nuclear power as a source of electricity. A separate survey by Essential Media and commissioned by energy ...

Australia waits for 2035 target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... a clean energy transition. "We have a chance to build a stronger and more prosperous economy that no generation of Australians would ever have dreamed possible," he said, envisioning an era of clean energy leadership on par with Australia's past ...

Green moves at Future Group, AusSuper, Birdwood, Minderoo, Mutual Trust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Future Group has a new head of sustainable investments. Jackie Radisich was promoted after joining as an analyst in 2019. She was previously at executive search firm Perrett Laver. The team now hunts for a new junior analyst, "someone who is passionate ...

Super fund fees exploit Australians' low financial literacy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Vanguard Investments Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski believes Australians would be shocked to learn how much is being drained from their retirement savings through super fund fees. New research commissioned by Vanguard, conducted by CT Group ...

Green jobs: Societe Generale, Iress, U Ethical, CDP, TISFD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
A host of new leadership appointments emphasises growing momentum on sustainability as new climate laws come into force. Tessa Dann has taken the helm as head of sustainable finance for Asia Pacific at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking ...

Watchdog cracks down on climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Australian companies helps ensure that investment decisions can be made in the best long term financial interest of Australians."

Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... said that decades of evidence clearly show that when housing demand outstrips supply, policies which have allowed Australians to pay more for housing that they would otherwise be able to has resulted in more expensive housing - benefiting existing homeowners ...