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ASIC warns directors over sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Exchange Commission (ASIC) has warned directors that they will continue to focus on the sustainability-related disclosure and governance practices of listed companies, managed funds, superannuation funds and green bonds. ...

ASIC fines Vanguard for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... priority. Last month, ASIC chair Joe Longo warned that the market regulator is currently investigating listed companies, super funds, and managed funds for potential greenwashing. "Only last week we issued our first greenwashing penalty, and we're ...

APRA publishes results of banking climate vulnerability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published the findings of its first Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) of Australia's five largest banks and signaled that the insurance industry is likely to be the next regulated sector ...

Majority of investors collaborate on engagement, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... give us some really good information and it will help as well to communicate to consumers and members of the public and super fund and holders of funds what the outcomes of this work is." The report was researched in partnership with KPMG. "Investment ...

Carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The carve out from the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test for faith-based funds has been axed by the government, despite it being an election policy. In December 2021, the government said it would adjust the performance test to account ...

Acacia Money hires former GetUp! CEO to exec team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Oosting joins the leadership team for Acacia, a financial technology and platform business that connects people's banking, super and any investment accounts with comparison tools to provide information on ESG and net zero commitments. Oosting is the ...

Australians cite ethical investing as advice gap: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Financial Advice Report, looking at the changing advice needs of Australian adults, their main concerns, and how advisers and super funds can best support clients. More than 10% of retail investors said they would stop using or switch their adviser for ...

FS Sustainability launches ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... professionals working at ASX-listed companies in Australia. For the first time, readers of FS Sustainability along with F S Super - The Journal of Superannuation Management and FS Advice - The Australian Journal of Financial Planning, as well as the ...

Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... significant to Indigenous Australians at Juukan Gorge for example. "All of these factors are putting positive pressure on super funds as the fiduciaries of capital on behalf of their members." When appointing managers, investors take ESG credibility ...

Cbus bolsters its ESG team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Pooja Shirangi has started a new job with Cbus Super as manager, responsible investment. Shirangi joins from Lakehouse Capital, where she was most recently portfolio manager and head of ESG. Before her five-year stint with Lakehouse, Shirangi worked ...