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Big banks neglect carbon emitted by financed deforestation: ACF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
A new analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) found the big four banks are "underreporting" the carbon emissions resulting from the deforestation they finance. According to ACF's Financed emissions from deforestation: The Big Four's ...

Former Pendal insto lead quits Citi

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... few years," she said. "With superannuation funds merging and insourcing, their needs have changed. Ashton pointed out that banks are well-positioned to service not only the super industry but also sponsors who work with asset owners, insurers and asset ...

A slowdown in progress could double transition costs: ASFI

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... government and industry bodies, the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) referenced analysis by the Network of central banks and supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), that indicated a three-year pause could double transition ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Bupa, QIC, HESTA, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... previous experience includes Oliver Wyman, where he ran Basel II AIRB and mortgage book optimisation programs for domestic banks, and PwC, focusing on operational risk and sustainability across industries including mining, oil and gas, utilities, manufacturing ...

Saudi Arabia issues guidelines on ESG debt instruments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... instruments: green, social, sustainable, and sustainability-linked, allowing a wide range of issuers, from corporates to banks, to access its sustainable finance market. "These guidelines have been published to clarify the core principles and frameworks ...

Podcast: The greener way to gold

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... director of media at FS Sustainability, sits down with Shaokai Fan, head of Asia Pacific (ex China) and global head of central banks at the World Gold Council (WGC), to discuss the role of the WGC in enhancing the gold market, the significant rise in ...

APRA updates governance framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... provided an update on its consultation to modernise the prudential framework on governance for superannuation trustees, banks and insurers. In March, APRA proposed eight measures to update its cross-industry prudential standards and guidance on governance ...

ISS STOXX launches real asset climate solutions

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... the development of climate resilient investment portfolios. The solutions are designed to support institutional investors, banks, insurers and reinsurers across risk management, regulatory compliance and reporting, stewardship engagement, investment ...

Green moves: ART, Koda Capital, Melbourne Climate Futures

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... New Zealand. O'Connor currently serves as non-executive director of Bank Australia, one of Australia's largest mutual banks, and sits on the Australian Minister for the Environment's Nature Finance Council and the board of Altiorem, a global ...

NAB subject to Australia's first bank shareholder resolution on nature risk

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... at a $260 billion annual cost to the economy, yet Australia remains a global deforestation front, with economy-wide risks banks can no longer ignore." Echoing conservation groups, Sinclair emphasised the significance of ethical and sustainable approaches ...