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New fintech partnership tracks carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... fastest, smartest and most accurate way for banks to make this happen quickly." Dorel Blitz, VP of strategy and business development at Personetics commented: "Sustainability is a top priority for both consumers and businesses. Banks need financial data-driven ...

RIAA: Green bonds broaden investor appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... he co-authored on the subject. In short, the new law will leave little wriggle room for greenwashing. In a separate development, this year marks the launch of the first Treasury Green Bond. The Australian Office of Financial Management kicked off a national ...

Aware Super appoints ESG, product and insurance heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... at AMP, a role he filed for around five years. There he led the corporate insurance business, including the offer development, business development and client relationships across all major segments and channels of the group insurance market. He covered ...

Preqin offers ESG benchmark for alternatives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... as impact funds, climate funds, and compliance with Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and Sharia Law. The yardstick allows investors to assess funds and fund managers as part of their sustainability ...

RIAA: Sustainability goes mainstream

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... of mind as we navigate the evolution of the regulatory environment, both in Australia and overseas." After years in development, RIAA will launch its new Sustainability Classifications Initiative at the event. "We're really excited to be introducing ...

Upskill needed as mandatory reporting looms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability. The consultation paper is open until the end of April and hopes to accelerate sustainable finance capability development in Australia, increasing the talent pool and the professional competency of practitioners. The framework identifies ...

Australian housing crisis escalates as affordability worsens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... why prices and rents continue to rise despite affordability constraints," the economists said. In a related economic development, despite the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) rate hikes last year, with a backdrop of a continuing population boom ...

DEI winner takes home top prize

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award. The awards celebrate net zero action, technology, agriculture and regional development, and sustainable tourism. Banksia Foundation CEO Graz van Egmond said the social enterprise demonstrated the important intersection ...

MLC Life hires from U Ethical

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... after a three-year stint. While at the investment house, she led the integration of ESG data and the UN Sustainable Development Goals into the investment process and managed the firm's active stewardship activities with portfolio companies, key stakeholders ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... fund's launch, statements on its website, a Finance News Network interview featuring then-product research and development manager Rachel White on YouTube, and during a presentation by White at a Finance News Network event which was later published ...