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Green moves: UN PRI, Ditchley, Honest Work

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... the team, our signatories and stakeholders to this shared purpose." Tang will stay on in her advisory roles at the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), at Deakin University's property and real estate advisory board, and at Gateway Bank, a ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... down the quality of audits. Such local modifications are still being hammered out with stakeholders, courtesy of the Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB). Mandatory sustainability reporting for large companies and financial institutions ...

Coalition's anti-ESG stance sparks investor backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... avoid, potentially affecting the alignment of investment portfolios with ethical standards. Blair Palese, founder of the Australian Climate Capital Forum, called the proposal a "naive and preposterous... Trump-like mandate." "If these sectors were money-making ...

Trump Paris exit "bad news" for rest of world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... how they are treated." Australia set on DEI A US DEI rollback will be in front of mind for company boards, however Australian companies are likely to still push ahead with their diversity policies, Ashton said. The majority of the ASX 100 have set gender ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Australian billionaires earn $67,000 an hour, according to a new report from Oxfam, which is 1300 times more than what everyday workers make. The 47 billionaires based in Australia saw their wealth rise by more than 8% or $28 billion last year, the ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical is betting on the tech sector - and primarily artificial intelligence (AI) - being major themes for investors in 2025. Australian Ethical said while technology and AI drove market performance to new highs in 2024, it is looking for ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... "this may lead to negative behaviour." In the past year, a series of high-profile management indiscretions impacted Australian listed companies, from misuse of company resources for personal gain - a case in point being MinRes founder Chris Ellison - ...

Tyndall bolsters small cap team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... high-potential opportunities in the small-cap sector, leveraging his strong analytical acumen and deep understanding of the Australian market. The recruit joins Tyndall AM with 12 years' investment industry experience. At Aware Super, he was co-portfolio ...

Super moves: ART, QIC, Rest, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... months. Before that, he was a senior responsible Investment analyst at Funds SA, where he helped implement the South Australian state government manager's approach to responsible investment, as well as specific activities and analysis relating to ...

Ausfood Super appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Food Super, the superannuation fund set up for employees in the meat industry, has named Michael Sykes as its new chief executive. Formerly known as the Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust or AMIST Super, the fund has $3 billion ...