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Top JBWere wealth leader heads to UBS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... advocacy in Australia adds depth to UBS's leadership team," the Swiss bank said in a release. UBS said Nick Hughes will act as interim head of global wealth management Australia at UBS until Bird's return. Bird's new role will see him report ...

Podcast: Data centres under threat from extreme weather

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar from FS Sustainability, discusses the increasing climate-driven risks to data centers with Julia Leske, managing director at ISS Sustainability. They explore the challenges posed by extreme ...

Texas anti-ESG law deemed unconstitutional

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
An anti-ESG law introduced in Texas in 2021 has been labelled "unconstitutionally vague" and in breach of free speech provisions. In 2021, a law was introduced in Texas that barred the state, including pension plans, from investing in or contracting ...

Green moves: Lendlease, Qantas, TNFD

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Qantas' ESG lead joins property group while another high-profile sustainability expert swaps property for supermarkets, and the TNFD appoints an EY partner. Kathryn Franklin has left Qantas to join Vicinity Centres as head of climate reporting and ...

CEFC commits up to $40m to First Nations-led plantation forestry initiative

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Climate Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), alongside multi-asset firm River Capital, is investing up to $40 million in a First Nations-led plantation forestry initiative. Located in the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands, the landmark plantation ...

Accounting for Nature granted $250k to develop nature positive labelling program

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Accounting for Nature has received a $250,000 grant from the NAB Foundation to develop a new labelling certification program. The grant is an initial 12-month development phase that will focus on product design and pilot testing, while Accounting for ...

Future Group names chief investment officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Future Group has reshuffled its investment leadership, appointing a new chief investment officer, shifting its incumbent investment lead into a strategist role and moving its sustainability lead to the board. Coming in as chief investment officer, Joe ...

Stewardship needs realignment to produce value: Investment Association

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... recommendations identified in our report empower stakeholders - including policymakers, asset owners, and investment managers - to act as coalition partners in stewardship's next phase, one in which clarity of purpose prevails over box-ticking and stewardship ...

Future Group rejigs investment team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Future Group has reshuffled its investment leadership, appointing a new chief investment officer and shifting its incumbent investment lead into a strategist role. Joe Fernandes joins the group after five years at Australian Unity, where he most recently ...

Super moves: Brighter Super, UniSuper, Rest, Acenda

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Rest Super has hired a senior analyst in research and portfolio construction from Frontier Advisers. Viola Miao joins the fund after more than three years at the asset consultant, where she worked in the capital markets and asset allocation team. Her ...