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Greenwashing crackdown will boost ESG fund flows: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... profitability. Responsible investors must ensure their products are true-to-label in order to avoid greenwashing, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair said. Businesses with transparent and clear sustainability goals backed ...

Active ownership is the new sheriff in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... dwarfed by what will happen in the next six years, said Stewart. For example, in 2004, Aware Super was one of the first Australian institutional investors to divest from tobacco. In 2015, it was one of the first super funds to come up with a climate ...

AI toolkit to protect human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... for understanding risks, and details strategies for investor engagement. Julie Inman Grant, eSafety Commissioner at Australian Government presented the framework at RIAA's 2024 conference in Sydney today alongside panel moderator Mark Lyster, co-chair ...

Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Australasia's (RIAA) 2024 Conference held at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. Evans is a professor at the Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy, former Australian foreign minister and president emeritus and former ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... head of APAC business development Matt Bushby said the launch of the fund marks the next stage of growth strategy for Australian investors, flagging that the fund manager is potentially looking at opportunities to launch other global equity strategies ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... smaller business into unnecessary financial hardship as a result of these planned new reporting requirements." Meantime, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo said growing interest in environmental, social, and governance ...

Investors back climate disclosure mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... 2050. The 15 signatories include the Investor Group on Climate Change, Responsible Investment Association Australasia, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Shareholders' Association, and ...

Australian Ethical reaches $10 bn FUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... management to $10.33 billion for the March quarter on the back of new members and cash inflows into its superannuation arm. Australian Ethical is an investment manager with over $10.0 billion in funds under management that provides investors with ethically ...

UniSuper invests $623m in Macquarie green fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... business that plans to develop, build, and operate utility-scale wind, solar and integrated battery projects across the Australian and New Zealand markets to create a diversified portfolio of actively managed green energy generation assets for the future. ...

RIAA: Green bonds broaden investor appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... room for greenwashing. In a separate development, this year marks the launch of the first Treasury Green Bond. The Australian Office of Financial Management kicked off a national roadshow, happening in-person and online, this month to help educate would-be ...