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Fiducian fined $7.3m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... Fiducian Group will pay $7.3 million for making false and misleading statements about the socially responsible and ethical nature of its Diversified Social Aspirations Fund (DSAF). Subsidiary Fiducian Investment Management Services (FIMS) entered into ...

How investors can navigate ESG-related investments with AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... AI considerations are not siloed. Abrams added that impacts of AI are extremely varied involving human rights, climate, nature, and governance. While many of AI's implementations improve efficiency, reduce emissions or expand access to services, others ...

UK launches voluntary nature markets standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The UK government has launched Nature Investment Standards to boost investors' confidence in nature markets. They form part of the UK's bid to meet ambitious environmental commitments, saying private sector action is needed and nature markets ...

Rabo Impact Foundation launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... innovative concepts are emerging, yet financing remains a challenge. Specifically, these areas can include cooperative housing, nature-inclusive farming, regional heating networks, or new healthcare models focused on prevention. Investments are expected ...

Green moves: RIAA, Westpac

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... experience in sustainability strategy and risk management and has played a role in shaping industry frameworks across climate, nature and social impact. She's best known for her 11 years as Westpac's chief sustainability officer - the first person ...

New Forests acquires macadamia portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... additional opportunities for environmental plantings and natural capital enhancement. The global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies will manage the asset, supported by specialist agricultural expertise from ...

Vanguard settles Texas-led coal antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... of Climate Action 100+. In a statement, Vanguard said the terms of the settlement reaffirm its standards and the passive nature of its index funds. "At Vanguard we are focused on helping our more than 50 million investors and their families achieve their ...

Green moves: Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... operator, where he served as chief investment officer and head of markets. In that role, he oversaw one of the largest nature-based carbon credit portfolios in the carbon markets and expanded the company's customer base. "It was a privilege to work ...

UniSuper accused of greenwashing in GEO option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... investment universe and mitigate some of the extreme volatility the option had seen over the years due to its concentrated nature. As a result, companies such as Microsoft and Nvidia became top holdings in the portfolio. John Dixon, the member at the ...

Australia's anti-corruption commitment regresses: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... importance of the role of the private sector in large-scale bribery and money laundering schemes, and the cross-border nature of such corruption. A separate study from Transparency International released last year revealed Australia's real estate ...