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Coalition's super on parental leave changes spark concerns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... financially secure retirement for all working Australians. It undermines the policy intent to boost the retirement savings of Australian mums and to start to turn around the gender super gap - which has been widening for women in their 30s," she said. ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... electricity and energy; industry and waste; transport and resources. Requested by Parliament, the review will inform the Australian Government's Net Zero Plan. The government will now decide Australia's 2035 climate target. Existing technologies such ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... genuine decarbonisation." Woodside's major investors did not comment. Alison George, impact and ethics head at Australian Ethical, which excludes Woodside due to its fossil fuel policies, reiterated that the energy company is ignoring investor demands. ...

CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... production, combustion or transmission of fossil fuels. There are also changes to exclusion thresholds in overseas and Australian listed shares (excluding pooled funds). CareSuper currently has 223,000 members and $23 bn FUM, while Spirit Super has 350,000 ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... through their products and services are considered Promoters. ClearBridge said the introduction of the fund allows Australian investors to opt for ESG-focused companies. Su said the fund can help investors diversify their equity portfolios to mitigate ...

Music mecca hits the right note for nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... between carbon and nature. Asia-Pacific carbon offsets provider Tasman Environmental Markets (TEM), the leading voluntary Australian carbon credits provider, teamed up with biodiversity credit developer Wilderlands to bring the new solution to market. ...

Canberra to expand ACCU scheme

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The Albanese government will step up efforts to attract converts to the Australian carbon offsets market and firm up its integrity. Last year the Climate Change Authority undertook a review of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011. ...

Australian Ethical profit up 57% to $18.5m

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical's profits are up, revenue up, and dividends up, with the share price jumping by just over 6%. The fund grew its funds under management by 13% to $10.4 billion, revenues by 24% to $100.5 million, and record underlying profit after ...

Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... point." Salmon Tasmania has invested $6 million in 'oxygenator' technology for Macquarie Harbour, in partnership with the Australian Government's Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC). High barrier for shareholder resolutions While shareholder ...

Asset manager defends climate group exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia, said recent departures from the initiative came amidst continuing politicisation of ESG and did not affect Australian sentiment. The world's largest investor engagement on climate change saw the exit of financial firms worth roughly $7.84 ...