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ASIC fines Future Super over greenwashing Facebook post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... investors and potential investors," said ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court. "This action should send a message to the financial services industry that ASIC is continuing to focus on greenwashing broadly, in statements to the market, disclosure documents ...

Sustainability is facing a data crisis: new research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Cloud report surveyed 1476 top-level executives at the C-Suite or VP level across 16 countries, working in financial services, retail/CPG, healthcare/life sciences, manufacturing/heavy industry, technology, telecommunication, media, entertainment, supply ...

Leading Harvest launches Australian ag sustainability standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... companies across the supply chain and industry groups and worked with Rabobank, a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company with a large food and agribusiness division, Conservis, a farm management software company, and New Agriculture ...

HSBC Australia hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... senior manager for sustainability. She has more than 20 years' experience, and has held roles across a range financial services organisations including NAB and Macquarie Bank. Martin-Ross will be responsible for leading the implementation of HSBC's climate ...

Push for greater ESG alignment in C-Suite pay

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... metrics, in each individual's incentive plan," she said. "This will massively change the market for listed financial services companies, whereas it was probably quite difficult to get non-financial metrics in LTIs before. That will also build precedent ...

ASIC takes Mercer to court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... ASIC's 2023 Enforcement Priorities. ASIC noted that this is the first time it has launched court action post- Financial Services Royal Commission. After the Royal Commission, ASIC's powers to take action regarding a broader range of superannuation ...

ASIC issues Indigenous Financial Services Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... "prohibited and excluded from participating in the Australian financial system," and has published an Indigenous Financial Services Framework to support positive financial outcomes for First Nations people. ASIC conducted "extensive and thorough consultations" ...

ANZ leads issuance of US$50m gender-lens bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... rigorous process of impact measurement and reporting, Chiorean said. "The bond is aligned in terms of provision of financial services that substantially benefit women in the selection of those enterprises," Chiorean said. "This bond has a strong impact ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... are also front of mind for investors and are also shaping decisions on where they deploy their capital. The Financial Services Council said having "consistent and globally interoperable reporting" of climate for Australian companies is "vital." "The ...

Carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... the best financial interest duty. Earlier this week, a spokesperson for assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones told Financial Standard : "We remain committed to providing Australians of faith the opportunity to invest their ...