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Major instos, family offices headline Impact Investment Summit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... smaller base, within responsible investment, and financial services companies are recognising that," Series told Financial Standard. Macquarie Group global strategist Viktor Shvets, a keynote speaker on day one, recently wrote the book The Twilight Before ...

CA ANZ issues warning over new financial standards body

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has warned the government that not including practicing accountants on its new financial standards body is "akin to having a medical standards board without a practicing doctor". The Australian ...

Economists brace for an uncertain future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... trade war, uncertainty is at the forefront of economists' concerns. Jackson shared her insights at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum held at Sydney's Fullerton Hotel on Tuesday. Trade liberalisation, poverty and inequity For more than ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Besen met with over 30 potential managers before selecting Climate Tech Partners. In a statement provided to Financial Standard, Besen said that Climate Tech Partners "wasn't just another tech VC." "Besen liked that CTP's model is aiming to solve ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... sustainable investments has roughly doubled over the past year, according CoreData. The CoreData research obtained by Financial Standard seeks to capture shifting sentiment, trends, and responses to market events, across different wealth levels, ranging ...

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... will see their assets directed toward these non-financial goals," Skrmetti said. A BlackRock spokesperson told Financial Standard: "We're pleased to resolve this matter." "BlackRock has consistently acted in the best interests of our clients, and ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... controversial weapons, tobacco, and live animal exports. Owned by ISS STOXX, Rainmaker Group is publisher of Financial Standard and FS Sustainability.

Podcast: Responsible investing in the context of conflict with Estelle Parker

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... question Estelle Parker, co-CEO at Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) joins guest host, Financial Standard senior journalist Karren Vergara on the podcast today. In her reporting, Karren Vergara found many of Australia's super ...

HESTA red flags MinRes for governance failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... tirelessly to win back the confidence of investors and our whole MinRes team." This article first appeared in Financial Standard.

Invesco Advisers pays $26m over false ESG claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... agreed to a cease and desist but did not admit any wrongdoing or liability. This article first appeared in Financial Standard.