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ASIC takes Mercer to court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... involved in the production of alcohol (including Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Ltd, Carlsberg AS, Heineken Holding NV and Treasury Wine Estates Ltd); and 19 companies involved in gambling (including Aristocrat Leisure Limited, Caesar's Entertainment ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... engagement. Chalmers also noted that he wrote to the Council of Financial Regulators - which includes the RBA, APRA, ASIC, and Treasury - asking for support for the broader agenda, including disclosure reforms and tackling greenwashing. Treasury will ...

Budget spotlights climate, gender and long-term development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... and well-being to improve visibility of key indicators at a national level." In budget papers supporting the speech, Treasury cited the OECD Framework for Measuring Well-being and Progress for how Australia performs on a variety of environmental, social ...

New Zealand to issue green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... pledge to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and reach its net zero carbon target by 2050, New Zealand Treasury said. Climate Change Minister James Shaw said the decision to issue Green Bonds reflects the government's strong commitment ...

No ESG drag seen in performance test results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Dunnin said. The Rainmaker ESG Diversified index delivered 4.5% pa but the corresponding regular index delivered -4.0%. Treasury has halted the extension of the performance test beyond MySuper products for 12 months while conducting a review of the laws. ...

RBA warns of climate-related liability risk for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Regulators Climate Working Group have identified three priority areas for the participants - APRA, ASIC, the RBA and Treasury - to focus on - the Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) conducted by APRA on banks, increased disclosures and taxonomies ...

V-Square launches ESG index strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... such a big part of institutional mandates, but once you dive into supranational issuances or inflation linked bonds or treasury, it poses the question of, do you have the right metrics?"

Consultation on faith-based products opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Treasury has released draft legislation that would adjust how the Your Future, Your Super performance test is applied to faith-based products. The regulator has also launched a public consultation that will close on August 16. Under the legislation ...

Pause to YFYS rollout as government announces review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Treasury has halted the extension of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test beyond MySuper products for 12 months while conducting a review of the laws. Minister for financial services Stephen Jones announced that the review will commence ...

Proxy adviser reforms overturned by Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... vote was moved by Independent Senator Rex Patrick and supported by the crossbench. The changes to regulations via the Treasury Laws Amendment (Greater Transparency of Proxy Advice) Regulations 2021 started on 7 February, and required all proxy advisers ...