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Aberdeen drops 'sustainable' from fund name

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Aberdeen is changing the name of one of its emerging markets strategies, saying ESG commitments have been "tempered" as part of a broader reshaping of the fund. From September 30, the Aberdeen Sustainable Emerging Opportunities Fund will be known as ...

Alliance formed to demand polluters pay their 'fair share'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
A newly formed alliance, Make Big Polluters Pay, is urging the government to enforce new legislation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for increased climate risks. According to the organisation, coal, oil and gas corporations, which are responsible ...

Female participation in the workforce hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in July, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by 25,000 people and the number of unemployed decreasing by 10,000 people, the unemployment rate ...

CBA slashes oil and gas financing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Market Forces has commended Commonwealth Bank for slashing its financing for oil and gas from $3.3 billion in 2022 to $800 million in the last financial year and is pressuring the other major banks to follow suit. Morgan Pickett, a policy analyst at ...

Cbus appoints head of strategy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
From real estate to toll roads and now, superannuation, Jessica O'Brien joins Cbus in a newly-created role. Cbus announced the appointment of Jessica O'Brien to the newly created role of head of strategy and portfolio performance in the fund's ...

Super fund rejects bullying, sexism allegations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) chair Janet Torney has rejected suggestions that bullying, harassment or sexism are improperly handled by the organisation. Torney responded to reporting by the Australian Financial Review that CSC received ...

Minderoo welcomes The Lancet's plastics initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The Minderoo Foundation has lauded a new initiative by The Lancet that has elevated the threat of plastics to the same league as climate change. The peer-reviewed medical journal has launched The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics - an independent ...

The opportunity Australia must embrace: Canbury

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Despite only one third of Australia's investment industry being prepared for the upcoming climate reporting standard, sustainability consultancy firm Canbury believes the nation has an opportunity to lead the world in sustainable finance. Gathering ...

New chief executive takes IFPA helm

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Ky Wilson has taken over as chief executive of the Institute of Financial Professionals of Australia (IFPA). Wilson took on the role late last month after having served in an acting capacity as general manager for several months. She was previously ...

Podcast: TCorp's Alexis Cheang on active ownership and ESG risks

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar discusses the inaugural investment stewardship report by TCorp with Alexis Cheang, TCorp's head of investment stewardship. Cheang shares insights on how TCorp has integrated ESG factors ...