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'No' to nuclear energy, 'yes' to biodiversity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... in this direction, and we [the independents] will enable that," said Daniel. A June poll from the Lowy Institute found that six in 10 Australians are in favour of using nuclear power as a source of electricity. A separate survey by Essential Media and ...

Green finance taxonomy in final throes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... presented government at the end of the year, says ASFI. ASFI is seeking feedback on: climate change mitigation criteria for all six priority sectors for development, a Do No Significant Harm framework, minimum social safeguards, and the ways in which ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... specialist accommodation funds and led due diligence on specialist disability accommodation investments. Before that, he spent six years at the Brightlight Group, the impact investment management firm, managing the portfolio for the real assets impact ...

Super fund fees exploit Australians' low financial literacy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... fees, insurance premiums, activity fees and performance fees. However, only 1% of Australians are aware that there are up to six fee types that most funds charge, including a performance fee charged by some. In 2021, Australians paid over $32 billion ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... new job as senior associate responsible investment at Dimensional Fund Advisors. She was previously at Citi for more than six years. In Canberra, the Climate Change Authority (CCA) has appointed Jennifer Rayner as director of the office of the CEO. Rayner ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... chief people officer Mel Walls said: "This is a significant milestone in our organisation's integration journey - bringing six instruments into one for the first time in our organisation's history." "The new Enterprise Agreement provides a range ...

DEI code to boost retention: CFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... The code is voluntary, but signatories are expected to follow implementation guidelines and report on their progress. The six guiding principles of the code fall under talent pipeline, talent acquisition, promotion and retention, leadership, influence ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... investment capability and intelligence, portfolio risk, and responsible investment and listed equities. The new-look unit comprises six leaders, including five new managing director roles reporting to Samild, which will all be filled by existing Future ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... reach net zero and pull the brakes on runaway climate change. Further investment is needed in net zero technology across the six sectors assessed: agriculture and land; built environment; electricity and energy; industry and waste; transport and resources. ...

Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... favour would send a strong signal for corporate action, says Adam Verwey, founder and CEO of Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX) and founder of Future Super. SIX has partnered with Ethinvest, Ethical Investment Advisors, Ethical Partners Funds Management ...