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From Canva to carbon accounting

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Is green tech Sumday the country's next unicorn? The Tasmania-based start-up has inked deals with more than 45 accounting groups less than two years after its launch. Jessica Richmond, chief executive of Sumday, was a lawyer by trade before she ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The high-profile Désirée Lucchese has quit MLC Life Insurance after just four months to join S&P Global as a sustainability solutions specialist. Lucchese said she is keen to return to the "complex, nuanced and ever-evolving space of investment data ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Latest fund data show ESG funds were hit hard by outflows in the June quarter, but some strategies and fund managers are thriving. Australia and New Zealand sustainable funds suffered $1.2 billion in outflows (US$800 million) in the three months to ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... party's support, secure the Democratic nomination, and mount a formidable campaign against Trump." Green said if Harris can gain significant traction and pose a credible threat to Trump, market volatility is expected to continue. "Investors will ...

First renewable energy zone to start works

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap to export electricity to the rest of the National Electricity Market (NEM) network. To gain approval, the state government assigned nearly 100 approval conditions to support rollout. "This is the first REZ Transmission ...

Ex-Moody's chief rejoins standards setter

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Michel Madelain has been named the new managing director of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation, effective 9 September 2024. Madelaine was previously president and chief operating officer for credit ratings and research ...

Women continue to lag in asset management

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... positions." Female senior analysts are 40% more likely than men to move funds - that's down to talent poaching. "One fund's gain [is] another fund's loss and the whole industry [is] only moving slowly ahead." To drive retention, the research shows culture ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The World Economic Forum released its Global Gender Gap Report for 2024 revealing that, at the current pace, it will take another 134 years - equivalent to five generations - to achieve full gender parity. Globally, the gender gap has closed by just ...

ASFA partners with First Nations Foundation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... members. This new partnership will give ASFA members access to FNF's culture and money cultural competency training and gain ASFA CPD points. The training is designed to provide a greater understanding for those in the financial services sector to ...

Govt moves timetable on power station closure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Last week the NSW government delayed closure of the Eraring Power Station, back-pedaling on a previous decision to close it next year. The station had been scheduled for closure in August 2025, but will remain open for two more years, with the possibility ...