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Super board moves: ART, Aware, Brighter Super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
August is a season for reporting - and board appointments. Three major super funds ART, Aware and Brighter Super announce their latest additions. At Australian Retirement Trust (ART), multiple chair appointee Anthony Lynham will join the board on August ...

Ethical ETFs to hit $15bn in assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... the industry, as investors seek out robust investment solutions that provide a true-to-label exposure." In July, the government launched its consultation seeking feedback on a framework for sustainable investment product labels, which will help investors ...

PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Stokie said. The interim report also called for a greater focus on approvals for priority projects. It recommended the government appoint an independent clean energy coordinator-general to work across government and break through roadblocks. A specialist ...

Victoria looks to enshrine work from home rights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... industry groups are split on whether it should go ahead. Victorian premier Jacinta Allan announced the Labor state government plans to enshrine the right to work from home in 2026. Under the law, all public and private sector employees would be able ...

IFM Investors launches modern slavery framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
As institutional investors grapple with addressing modern slavery in their investment processes, a new paper by IFM Investors provides a framework on how they can start tackling a problem that is often invisible. IFM's newly released paper, Addressing ...

Capacity Investment Scheme supercharged for energy transition

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has announced a 25% expansion of the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), raising the new capacity target to 40 gigawatts (GW). Addressing the Investor Group on Climate Change at Parliament House on Tuesday ...

Former fund investment chief joins JANA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... deliver deeply considered, purpose-aligned advice," said Michael Maher, head of not-for-profit consulting at JANA. Government figures show that the NFP sector manages more than $400 billion of assets, with more than 60,000 charities registered in Australia. ...

Climate reporting brings skilled workers to the fore

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... could constrain future growth and put pressure on critical industries, making decisive and coordinated action from government and businesses essential."

Authorities are now accountable for caused climate damage

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... ICJ has delivered its Advisory Opinion on the Obligation of States in respect of Climate Change, which suggests that government actions driving climate change, including the production and consumption of fossil fuel products, as well as the granting ...

Australian Ethical puts Macquarie on notice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment is calling on Macquarie Group to step-up its disclosure on climate-related financial risk to shareholders. Australian Ethical said despite Macquarie's public commitments to support an orderly net zero transition by 2050 ...