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Green bonds: The good, the bad, the opportunities

JOHANN PLE  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... the strong dynamic among European countries-most of which are already issuing green bonds-but also new issuers such as Australia. The euro remained the key driver of growth with 60% of issuances while emerging markets (EM) declined from 10.4% to 6.5%. ...

Victoria looks to enshrine work from home rights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... without being included in preliminary discussions and policy development. The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) said the proposed law will disproportionately impact small businesses. "Unlike large corporations with extensive ...

Octopus awarded $1bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Octopus Australia has announced a partnership with APG Asset Management, a Dutch pension fund investor with assets under management exceeding $1 trillion (€ 590 billion). As part of the partnership, APG intends to commit over $1 billion to Octopus ...

HESTA calls for reforms to help women in retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... retirement balances from the higher super guarantee. "The increase in the super guarantee to 12% marked another milestone for Australia's world-class retirement system and has already started to benefit millions of working Australians. This modelling ...

Australia has 'incredible opportunity' to lead in clean energy: UN

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... launched, designed to fast-track Australian business leadership on climate and sustainability reporting. This comes as Australia positions itself to co-host the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in partnership with Pacific Island nations. In ...

IFM Investors launches modern slavery framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... subcontracting." Citing the Australian Institute of Criminology, one in every five people experience modern slavery in Australia, highlighting the scale of the detection challenge. "Modern slavery risks are among the most difficult to detect in investment ...

Capacity Investment Scheme supercharged for energy transition

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... while ensuring more projects are established, as the latest expansion will support about $73 billion in investment in Australia's electricity sector. The proposition extends the initial expansion target of 32GW announced in November 2023. HESTA chief ...

Orbis Investments recruits top marketing executive

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... Sarah Bunning, who just last month was the marketing director at Capital Group, moves to Orbis as head of marketing in Australia. Set up in 1989, Orbis is a contrarian global equity manager with 10 offices globally. In her new role, Bunning will join ...

Former fund investment chief joins JANA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... figures show that the NFP sector manages more than $400 billion of assets, with more than 60,000 charities registered in Australia. Big names including the Minderoo Foundation, the Paul Ramsay Foundation and the Besen Family Foundation manage assets ...

Podcast: Navigating climate transition

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
In this episode of 'The Greener Way,' host Michelle Baltazar discusses the critical role of company directors in climate transition planning with Christian Gergis, head of policy at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The discussion ...