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Shareholders to say 'no' to gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... the late MP Peta Murphy. A total ban would place both media companies under more revenue strain. Media watchdog, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, found that $238 million was spent on gambling advertising last year. Seven West's ...

Disorderly transition may spark financial meltdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Australian investors may face a global financial disaster as early as next year, risk researchers warn. Bert Kramer is head of climate research and ESG solutions at risk management firm Ortec Finance. He cautions that the upcoming revision of nationally ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... paid has raised alarms given the yet-to-be-operational plant hinges on possibly impermanent carbon capture. Last week, Australian oil and gas company Woodside Energy Group Ltd announced it would buy Texas' OCI Clean Ammonia Holding BV, a company ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Nest is establishing an evergreen timberland fund and has its sights set on opportunities in Australia. The $70 billion workplace pension fund has enlisted Campbell Global, J.P. Morgan Asset Management's timberland investment advisory company, to ...

ASX200 boards near gender target: ACSI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... jury is still out on whether this will have an impact on financial performance. Several organisations including HESTA, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), have been campaigning for '40:40 ...

Super fund moves: Aware Super, AustralianSuper, Mine Super and Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... covering Asia ex-Japan equities. Previously, she worked at Contango Asset Management as an associate analyst covering Australian equities, at NAB as a performance analyst, at KMPG as a tax consultant, and at China Citic Bank in Beijing as an international ...

Australian Ethical scores gold, others fall off charts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... FY24 reflect markedly contrasting portfolio strategies - but might add fuel to the anti-ESG fire, Rainmaker warns. Australian Ethical and Nationwide Super topped the Rainmaker Information ESG league tables, while UniSuper saw mixed results. In FY24 ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... $11.3 million. Justice Horan did not approve the penalty until today. The options in question were the Sustainable Plus Australian Shares; Sustainable Plus International Shares; Sustainable Plus Shares; Sustainable Plus High Growth Option; Sustainable ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
ANZ bank, fund manager Nuveen and the Australian Department of Finance and Trade (DFAT) are part of a steering committee backing Indonesia's move to raise $1.5 billion in gender-based capital by next year. The agreement was struck at a roundtable meeting ...

NZ investors to buoy positive impact funds, fears greenwashing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Mindful Money. The 2024 report is a collaboration between RIAA and Mindful Money, supported by ethical investment manager Australian Ethical. It surveyed 1,000 New Zealanders aged 18 years and over.