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Australia can be energy transition, climate leader

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Australia should seize the next four years as an opportunity to be a leader in climate investing and the energy transition by taking advantage of the US President Donald Trump's hardline anti-ESG stance, a panel of experts say. Australia has the ...

Green moves: RIAA, Ownership Matters, Pollination Group

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Ross Piper is stepping down as chair of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia after seven years on the board and will be replaced by a First Sentier Investments executive. RIAA said Piper played a critical role in advancing responsible ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... created a need for new strategies to reach customers, complementing the service advisors provide. Further, he noted the shift in customer buying patterns and technology advancements indicate growth opportunities in non-advisor channels. "The backbone ...

Asian family office sets up in Melbourne

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Vantage Family Office is expanding into Australia by launching a capital markets business to serve high-net-worth individuals and institutions. The Asian-based multi-family office platform has set up Vector Capital Management, which will be led by veteran ...

Family office CIO joins Heritvest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... career as an actuarial analyst in life insurance and annuities and later moved to superannuation and investments. A career shift in 2006 resulted in working for the Myer family company, which led to senior investment roles in wealth management. Zhang ...

Australian Ethical sees path through anti-ESG push

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... think this period will prove to be one of the best opportunities for ethical investors like us, not just because of the shift in political ideology, but also because of where we are in the context of this mega trend shift to cheaper renewable energy ...

BlackRock moves on natural capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... companies failing to integrate nature into their models will lose access to capital. The question is: who else is ready for this shift? "For those who recognise what's happening, the time to act is now."

Economists brace for an uncertain future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... China and globally, hundreds of millions of people rising literally out of abject poverty." Unfortunately, Jackson warns a shift towards protectionism, particularly in the US, threatens these gains. Tariffs and economic consequences Competition drives ...

Climate transition poses GFC-level risk: Emmi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... the transition going to materially impact... the actual material dollar value? "Once the market understands that, it will shift to the most efficient way of reducing that cost." We are well beyond footprinting, McNeil added. "We need to benchmark how ...

Universities jump on ESG skills shortage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Tertiary education providers are cottoning on to the ESG skills deficit, with new university courses looking to capitalise on the trend. Monash Law recently announced it will launch a new course that brings corporate law to a broader cohort. 'LAW5488 ...