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Judgment reveals Fiducian's greenwashing brush-off: 'ESG is still a fad'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Fiducian Investment Management Services (FIMS) executive chair Conrad Burge shrugged off greenwashing concerns raised by a member of the team in 2021, replying that "ESG is still fad that will in time implode from its own irrationalities". The Diversified ...

Podcast: Why ESG matters for this $22bn fund manager

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
🌿 How are ESG fund managers using sustainability to make better investment decisions? ❓ Question: As ESG investing faces increasing scrutiny and evolving reporting requirements, how do professional fund managers integrate sustainability considerations ...

Underpaid migrants a systemic modern slavery indicator: MJI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
A report by Migrant Justice Institute (MJI) said underpaid migrant workers point to a more systematic issue, which can lead to practices that are indicators of modern slavery. The Off the Books report co-authored by University of Technology Sydney (UTS) ...

Local sustainable funds fall into outflows: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Sustainable funds offered in Australia and New Zealand shed almost US$120 million, ending a three-quarter run of positive inflows, according to Morningstar. Despite the outflows, total sustainable fund assets across Australia and New Zealand grew to ...

Ratings downgrade, governance issues to stunt Centuria Bass Credit Fund flows: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Amid a ratings downgrade and possible governance issues concerning the Centuria Bass Credit Fund (CBCF), Morningstar predicts the property debt fund will be pulled from major investment platforms and unlikely receive new inflows. In an analyst note ...

Aware Super introduces reproductive health leave

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Aware Super has introduced a new reproductive health leave entitlement for employees, offering up to 12 days of paid leave each year to manage reproductive health conditions and related medical treatments. The new entitlement replaces the fund's ...

HIA backs bold housing reforms

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The Housing Industry Association (HIA ) has welcomed the Productivity Commission's interim report into housing supply regulation, saying it validates long-standing industry concerns that planning systems, approval delays and infrastructure bottlenecks ...

Igneo makes three acquisitions, launches energy platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Igneo Infrastructure Partners has launched a dedicated Australian distributed energy platform, Vertis Energy, alongside a series of acquisitions that will provide the business with an initial portfolio of 46 MW of solar assets. The global infrastructure ...

Podcast: Greenwashing 2.0 - The next big risk

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
🌿 Is greenwashing evolving into a new risk era driven by climate reporting and emissions targets? ❓ Question: As climate disclosure becomes mandatory and regulators crack down on misleading environmental claims, is greenwashing becoming less about ...

Data Centres should pay for clean energy: Poll

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Australians overwhelmingly believe data centre operators should be required to fund the renewable energy needed to power their rapidly growing operations, according to new polling commissioned by the Climate Council. The YouGov survey of 1624 Australians ...