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Unchecked climate change to cost Australia trillions: Climate Council

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
New research has indicated the Labor government's climate goals may not be up to scratch, as choosing a strong target in the present remains more cost-effective than attempting to adapt to escalating climate damage. Climate Council's Stronger Target ...

Consultation on sustainable product labels kicks off

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The government has initiated a consultation phase on sustainable investment product labelling, releasing a paper aligning to its Sustainable Finance Roadmap. The government is seeking industry-wide feedback on a framework for sustainable investment ...

Australian Ethical returns 10.5% to MySuper members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical's MySuper option achieved 10.5% after fees in FY25. The super fund said the result demonstrates the strength of the ethical investment approach despite challenging markets. Some of its other options also saw double-digit returns ...

IGCC releases capital alignment framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has released a new framework to help investors bridge the capital allocation gap when it comes to financing the climate transition. The Financing Australia's Corporate Climate Transition report provides guiding ...

Gender diversity, overboarding top of mind for instos: Georgeson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The lack of gender diversity, independence and 'overboarding,' are some of the top reasons why institutional investors voted against directors, according to Georgeson, after analysing trends in the latest mini-AGM season. Analysing the AGM season between ...

HSBC ditches global climate alliance initiative

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Continuing the mass exodus, HSBC has now made its exit from the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). HSBC has withdrawn its position from the NZBA despite saying the initiative "played a role in developing guiding frameworks to help banks establish their ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Aware Super has named Anna Young-Ferris as head of stewardship and senior manager of responsible investment. Reporting to head of responsible investment Liza McDonald, she'll lead the stewardship team's advocacy and engagement efforts. Young-Ferris ...

VFMC farewells asset allocation lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Following the departure of VFMC's head of portfolio strategy and asset allocation Leanne Taylor, senior portfolio manager Kuek Chyuan Low has stepped into the role in an interim basis. Taylor resigned from the role she held since 2022. She told ...

CSIRO launches National Energy Analysis Centre

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The new National Energy Analysis Centre (NEAC) will analyse and model anonymised energy data from households and businesses to provide more information to decision-makers to help steer the transition. The CSIRO says the new research function will support ...

UK ditches sustainable finance taxonomy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The UK government has abandoned the Green Taxonomy as it believes it "would not be the most effective tool to deliver the green transition" and should not be part of the sustainable finance framework. "Whilst the government's ambitions to continue as ...