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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 ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... collaborative engagements with industry peers and advocacy initiatives. After exiting U Ethical, Lucchese was recruited as an adviser to Antler, the early-stage venture capital platform. "As an advisor, I provided Antler's exceptional founders and ...

Energy asset owners hungry for cover

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... nuclear refurbishment projects. She will serve as a senior advisor under head Ben Humphries, specialist risk and insurance adviser to the power, energy and renewables sectors. Since launching its Australia energy practice four years ago, BMS has worked ...

Super fund moves: Aware Super, AustralianSuper, Mine Super and Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Aware Super has recruited a senior analyst to join the $180 billion super fund's responsible investment team. Reporting to the stewardship manager Louise Bradshaw, Satoko Asai will contribute to developing and implementing Aware Super's stewardship ...

TelstraSuper appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... policy. Patel joined the superannuation fund last September from Frontier, where she was the senior responsible investment adviser. She is a member of the Certification Assessment Panel at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, responsible ...

QIC beefs up energy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... that, he served as the chief financial officer for Tarong Energy. The third recruit Mark Irwin also joins as a senior adviser. He currently runs ADBRI - one of Australia's pioneering construction materials and industrial mineral manufacturing companies. ...

Rockefeller org picks climate advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
A highly influential US$6.3 billion private foundation has set up a new Climate Advisory Council to accelerate the just transition and named its inaugural co-chairs and members. The Rockefeller Foundation, the global philanthropic medical research and ...

Podcast: Researching ESG investment products with Aman Ramrakha

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... business practices can be a rocky road - whether you're an institutional investor, a wholesale investor, or a financial adviser. Here to shine a light on the right path is Aman Ramrakha. With almost two decades of experience leading research across ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has this week launched the first Green Treasury Bond. The $7 billion sovereign green bonds will mature on June 21, 2034 and settlement will occur on June 14. Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deutsche ...

ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... went up due to geopolitical forces." The sector has moved from one of "check box activities", as specialist financial adviser Nathan Fradley put it, to one of increased scrutiny. "To me, the scrutiny is a sign of a maturing industry," Alembakis commented. ...