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WFH costs 5.8% of employees' salary: CEDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... home (WFH) earn 5.8% less compared to those who do not, new modelling from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) shows, calculating to be a $4400 hole in their average annual pay. The research sought to estimate the causal impact ...

Westpac launches social term deposit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The major bank has launched Australia's first Social Tailored Deposit, designed for those seeking investments focused on delivering improved social outcomes. Westpac has launched Australia's first Social Tailored Deposit, a medium to long term investment ...

Green moves: RIAA, Ownership Matters, Pollination Group

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... experts. Martin Bates will be working with the energy markets team to helps large energy users and investors in navigating Australia's complex energy markets. With a background in economics and treasury, Bates brings experience in financial analysis ...

CEFC gives $160m to sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... said. The CEFC described it as "a progressive approach to sustainable debt finance in the Australian market." Given Australia's commercial real estate debt market is now around the $450 billion mark, it has a vital role to play in the climate transition ...

Active Super to pay $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... greenwashing in our sights." ASIC has also been successful after taking greenwashing action on Mercer Superannuation Australia and Vanguard.

Major instos, family offices headline Impact Investment Summit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific is set to be the biggest ever, featuring heavyweights from Macquarie Group, such as Viktor Shvets and former chief executive Nicholas Moore, set to headline this year's event that focuses on scaling investments ...

Net zero, energy transition key election items: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... grocery shop," it said. As for how the government can prepare the ground for future payoffs, it said the Future Made in Australia framework should become a comprehensive industry policy and an economy-wide, enduring carbon price framework should be introduced. ...

Glass Lewis acquires investment stewardship platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Purchasing Esgaia will accelerate Glass Lewis' strategy to more holistically serve clients in markets like Europe and Australia where the combination of informed proxy voting and issuer engagement is integral to investors' stewardship efforts, it said. ...

ESG funds third-best performing asset class

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
ESG-focused managed funds were the third-best performing asset class in the year to January 2025, achieving a 17.7% return on a median basis, new Rainmaker Information data shows. International equities in large caps and international equities in emerging ...

Future IM/Pact expands partnerships, appoints chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Future IM/Pact has expanded its private wealth partnerships with the addition of four financial institutions, while also welcoming a new chair of the advisory board. Morgan Stanley, Morgans Financial, Evans & Partners, and Canaccord Genuity have joined ...