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Regulator hones in on greenwash as climate laws tighten

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The corporate watchdog is sharpening its focus on financial products and services as mandatory climate reporting looms, according to ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke. The regulator has taken action 47 times between April 2023 and June 2024, including ...

State Street receives Shariah-compliant certificate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... finance industry is set to boom in the next few years, with S&P Global Ratings forecasting a high single-digit growth in total assets in the sector. Similarly, the London Stock Exchange Group predicts a tremendous spike in total Islamic finance assets ...

NorthStar Impact analyst joins TCorp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... government financing and investment arm to more deeply integrate climate risk, decarbonisation and ESG insights into its total portfolio management approach to investing. This article first appeared in Industry Moves.

Catastrophe bill blows up to $90bn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... (US$1bn) or more in the half. Insured losses from storms have increased by approximately eight per cent annually since 2008. Total economic losses for the 2024 first half were $191bn, down slightly from $240bn in the first six months of 2023. Of this ...

Shareholders to say 'no' to gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... recommendation last year for a complete ban according to a parliamentary inquiry on online gambling led by the late MP Peta Murphy. A total ban would place both media companies under more revenue strain. Media watchdog, the Australian Communications ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... the EU CBAM, and the US IRA will drive the global market for low-carbon ammonia up to 420 million tons - two-thirds of the total market - by 2050. With a projected carbon abatement capacity of 3.2 Mtpa CO2-e, Woodside CEO Meg O'Neill said the purchase ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... engaged in conduct that could mislead the public. A hearing held on 7 December 2023 saw ASIC urge the court to approve the total penalty of $11.3 million. Justice Horan did not approve the penalty until today. The options in question were the Sustainable ...

Pension fund dumps ESG benchmark for passive investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... fund is one of the top performing sovereign funds in the world with impressive returns of 22.67% in the year to March. Its total assets under management stood at $2.3 trillion (US$1.5 trillion).

Systems thinking to drive alpha, tackle systemic threats

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... retaining talent is top of mind for 65%. Sustainability measures, as well as systems-thinking strategies like whole-of-fund 'total portfolio approaches' (TPA), and '3D investing' (optimising risk, return and real-world impact) are pinned as key strategies. ...

Quinbrook closes clean energy capital raise at $3bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... marks Quinbrook's third fund close in this past year and its fifth successive energy transition-focused fund, bringing total capital raised to more than US$4.3 bn. It follows the Low Carbon Power Fund, which closed at US$1.6 bn in 2019, and the Renewables ...