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NZ Super Fund doubles down on sustainability

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... investment strategy is designed to navigate and to benefit from what will be a multi-decade transition to a lower-carbon global economy," he said. The fund highlighted growing global investment in renewable energy, electrification and decarbonisation-linked ...

Nest mandates IFM Investors for climate credit strategy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... said it will support innovative projects and companies well positioned to benefit from the transition to a lower-carbon economy. It is designed to support growth-stage industrial and infrastructure-oriented businesses requiring scale-up, having demonstrated ...

Is there an ethical way to play AI?

VINNAY CCHODA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... compelling investment themes of our time. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly emerging as a defining force in the global economy. It is already accelerating progress in many industries including climate modelling, agriculture and healthcare. At the ...

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... invests in a concentrated portfolio of global equities across four themes: clean energy, clean transportation, the circular economy and energy efficiency. The strategy was initially launched as a wholesale fund in New Zealand in March 2025 through a ...

QIC seeks proposals for $200m energy fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... added the fund has backed practical projects to deliver more affordable and reliable power that drives the state's economy. "Strong feedback was received during market sounding and new renewable energy generation to service the Dugald River Mine ...

Australia needs a gas transition plan, fast: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... a transition for gas - from a widespread fuel to one that occupies some vital but small niches in a mostly-electrified economy." The report said the government must take control to both accelerate and manage the gas transition. To phase out the use of ...

Brighter Super invests $225m as part of $500m commitment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... $225 million under the strategy, which was launched to direct more members' retirement savings back into the Queensland economy by 2029. Farrar said Queensland's population growth, infrastructure pipeline and expanding innovation economy were creating ...

ESG implications of the US-Iran conflict

LIZ HARRISON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... oil and gas, fertilisers and freight, which flow through to food, manufactured goods, and construction inputs across the economy. Market focus has been on inflationary pressures and asset-price implications. Less immediately visible, but equally important ...

Decarbonisation-focused assets buoy member outcomes: Rest

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... Bambrook. "We have identified decarbonisation and digitalisation as two of the major forces that will shape the global economy and society over the coming decades, while also creating valuable long-term investment returns for our more than two million ...

Superannuation a pillar in systemic migrant worker exploitation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The systematic exploitation of migrant workers sustains substantial parts of Australia's economy, according to a new study that calls out superannuation as one hotbed that helps obfuscate underpayment. As part of this, international students alone ...