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Green moves: Commonwealth Bank, Hostplus, Perpetual

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Equality Australia has appointed longtime Perpetual executive Caitriona Fay as board director. Fay is a senior investment and business leader who has spent the last twenty years advising families, individuals and institutions on their philanthropic ...

Investments for solar, wind projects 'sporadic' in 2025: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Despite "record" government support, investment in large-scale renewables has been sporadic in Australia, and previous peaks are unlikely to be replicated, a new report found. According to BloombergNEF's (BNEF) Australia: 10 Things to Watch in 2026 ...

Oxfam calls for increased taxes on ultra-wealthy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The average Australian billionaires' wealth grew by almost $600,000 a day in the past year, or over $10.5 billion collectively, Oxfam research found. Globally, billionaire wealth jumped by over 16% in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year ...

Bill to curb US pension plans' ESG considerations passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The US House of Representatives has passed the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act, limiting certain pension funds from considering environmental, social and governance factors in their investment decision making. The House voted ...

Super moves: NGS Super, HESTA, Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
NGS Super has promoted Miao Yu to portfolio manager, currency and commodities. Most recently, Yu served as a senior investment analyst at the $17 billion fund for over two years, after joining in 2023 as an investment analyst. Previously, she worked ...

Morningstar bulks up managed portfolios team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Morningstar has made two key appointments to its managed portfolios team - a national sales lead and an investment specialist. Vijay Srinivasan has been appointed to the former role, and Clint Abraham as national director, investment specialist. Srinivasan ...

ESG's 'spiritual recession' coming to an end: Zenith

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Zenith Investment Partners says responsible investing is showing signs of recovery after facing a challenging time due to political pushback. "After a period of what I'd describe as a spiritual recession, we are seeing responsible investment start to ...

Australia to withstand fossil fuel sector decline: IMF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Australia is in good stead to weather the decline of its fossil fuel industry amid the country intensifying its energy transition initiatives. In the newly released The Economic Implications of the ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Latest research by World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has found that top technology companies including Meta, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft lack in mobilising low-carbon investments through capital expenditure and R&D, even though they have an emissions ...

Green moves: a2 Milk Company, ANZ Biochar Group

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Australia New Zealand Biochar Industry Group has appointed Patrick Hastings as its new chief executive, as the biochar sector continues to grow on both sides of the Tasman. In his new role, Hastings will focus on strengthening ANZBIG's position ...