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Ultra rich bet on green energy for data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is expanding its local footprint in response to private wealth's hunger for clean energy and the global digital revolution. The asset management giant's Green Investments arm is now selling private market access ...

Parental leave super narrows gender savings gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The legislation that will see superannuation contributions paid alongside government-funded parental leave entitlements passed parliament this week. Parents receiving payments from the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme will begin receiving Superannuation ...

DEI code to boost retention: CFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In the war for talent, a 77-year-old institute for investment analysts turns to a much-needed solution: a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) code of conduct. This week the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute and its local member chapter ...

Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Concerns regarding potential delays in clean energy project approvals and the impact on sector investment by Nature Positive laws are the result of lobbying from mining groups, according to a finance think tank. Negotiations continue in Canberra over ...

Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
More than 530 investors have thrown their support behind global whole-of-government policy overhaul in an effort to reach net zero. The 2024 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis letter released this week counts leading super ...

Executives urge Canberra to move faster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Aussie executives unanimously believe in their companies' ability to grow while reducing greenhouse gas emissions but want Canberra to move faster, according to Deloitte. The professional services firm's annual CxO Sustainability Report, which ...

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Seven ASX300 companies were hit with shareholder backlash over their executive remuneration schemes in the first half of the year, with more 'strikes' likely as the AGM season continues. Global proxy solicitor Georgeson, which analysed shareholder ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In a letter sent to the top listed companies in its investment portfolio, the $87 billion super fund has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working ...

Climate finance gets $100bn boost: ADB

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The regional development bank has revamped its strategy as part of its goal to be the region's climate bank. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed more than $100 billion in cumulative climate finance from 2019 to 2030, half of its annual ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Agrivoltaics are key to solving land use competition between clean energy and agriculture, but researchers warn of massive hurdles. Agrivoltaics, otherwise known as agrisolar, has benefits for horticulture and sheep grazing, including providing shelter ...