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Family offices see ESG as part of fiduciary duty: Ocorian

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Family offices increasingly see focusing on ESG as "part of fiduciary duty", according to global high net worth and family office service provider Ocorian. Ocorian recently conducted global research that found that more than 90% agree that a focus on ...

A new "nuclear renaissance" for investors: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Global energy markets are entering the "next nuclear renaissance", with Australian uranium miners poised to benefit over the short and medium term, according to Maple-Brown Abbott. "With the main focus being on energy security, a re-contracting cycle ...

IGO announces new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
IGO Limited has hired a new chief executive officer and managing director, following the unexpected death of its previous CEO and managing director last year. IGO is an ASX-listed xploriation and mining company that focuses on minerals critical to renewable ...

Podcast: Inside the FSS Newsroom II - Rose Mary Petrass

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
FS Sustainability Senior Journalist Rose Mary Petrass joins to discuss our action-packed month of May, the issues she's looking into and the news shaping our coverage going forward.

Climate change most pressing issue for APAC C-Suite: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
C-suite executives in the APAC region rated climate change as the most pressing issue facing their companies, ahead of seven other choices, ahead of the economic outlook and other challenges. The consulting firm has issued the Deloitte 2023 CxO Sustainability ...

Aussie, Kiwi ministers commit to sustainable finance alignment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Australia and New Zealand will work to align climate-related disclsures and sustainable finance frameworks across both countries to support businesses that operate across the Trans-Tasman economic region. Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Climate ...

Treasury mandates APRA must consider climate risk in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury has released an updated statement of expectations for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) which includes the adoption of climate reporting standards by super funds, banks and insurers. "For the first time, the government is ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Ed note: article updated to reflect updated information. Two industry super funds have frozen future contracts with PwC, while others with contracts for audit or other services with the embattled management consultancy are keeping a watchful eye on ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing as form of greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Greenhushing - in which companies stop all voluntary disclosure of ESG information - is just another form of greenwashing, according to ASIC chair Joe Longo. In a public speech today, Longo provided additional context to the market regulator's focus ...

AUSTRAC, Crown propose $450m penalty for ALM violations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
AUSTRAC and Crown have agreed to a proposed $450 million penalty over Crown's breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act. AUSTRAC and Crown Melbourne and Crown Perth (Crown) have agreed to the penalty, which will go to ...