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ESG labels not fit for super: RIAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) is concerned a 'one-size-fits-all' ESG labelling regime would actually increase the risk of greenwashing. Earlier this month, the government commenced a consultation on the introduction ...

QIC invests to extract critical renewable energy materials

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
QIC has made an investment via its $150 million QIC Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund (QCMBTF) to support Ark Mines' Sandy Mitchell Rare Earths Project. The project, located 230km northwest of Cairns, contains significant resources of ...

IGCC priorities heard at reform roundtable

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Many of the priorities the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) took to the recent Economic Reform Roundtable were well received, including the need for a strong 2035 target. With its chief executive Rebecca Mikula-Wright in attendance, IGCC was ...

Australian Ethical calls on PM to 'meet the expectations of Australians'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical chief executive John McMurdo has urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to set an ambitious national emissions reduction target for 2035 in an open letter. McMurdo said the government must set a target that "reflects our international ...

Aberdeen drops 'sustainable' from fund name

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Aberdeen is changing the name of one of its emerging markets strategies, saying ESG commitments have been "tempered" as part of a broader reshaping of the fund. From September 30, the Aberdeen Sustainable Emerging Opportunities Fund will be known as ...

Alliance formed to demand polluters pay their 'fair share'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
A newly formed alliance, Make Big Polluters Pay, is urging the government to enforce new legislation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for increased climate risks. According to the organisation, coal, oil and gas corporations, which are responsible ...

Female participation in the workforce hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in July, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by 25,000 people and the number of unemployed decreasing by 10,000 people, the unemployment rate ...

CBA slashes oil and gas financing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Market Forces has commended Commonwealth Bank for slashing its financing for oil and gas from $3.3 billion in 2022 to $800 million in the last financial year and is pressuring the other major banks to follow suit. Morgan Pickett, a policy analyst at ...

Cbus appoints head of strategy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
From real estate to toll roads and now, superannuation, Jessica O'Brien joins Cbus in a newly-created role. Cbus announced the appointment of Jessica O'Brien to the newly created role of head of strategy and portfolio performance in the fund's ...

Super fund rejects bullying, sexism allegations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) chair Janet Torney has rejected suggestions that bullying, harassment or sexism are improperly handled by the organisation. Torney responded to reporting by the Australian Financial Review that CSC received ...