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Macquarie invests to support women-led enterprises in APAC

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Macquarie Group Foundation has invested $1 million in Good Return's Impact Investment Fund II to accelerate its fundraising efforts for underserved women-led enterprises across the Asia Pacific region. The evergreen fund is designed to unlock an estimated ...

Critical minerals in the age of AI and tariffs

VINNAY CCHODA  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
When we first explored the critical minerals arms race in early 2023, the dominant narrative centred on accelerating demand for the energy transition colliding with heavily concentrated supply chains, particularly in China. Three years on, the premise ...

UniSuper accused of greenwashing in GEO option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... Defenders Office has made a formal complaint to ASIC on behalf of a UniSuper member, claiming the investment criteria of the GEO option was watered down significantly in March 2025, enabling greater investment in companies that do not align with its ...

Super moves: Future Fund, NZ Super, Aware Super, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
A third Future Fund investment professional is bound for Abu Dhabi, following in the footsteps of the sovereign wealth fund's former chief investment officer and a deputy CIO. Pradheesh Salvarajah has taken on a role as investment manager at Abu ...

Shareholder pushback on exec pay eases: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Shareholder pushback against executive pay across S&P/ASX 300 companies eased slightly during 2025, although investors continued to target future remuneration through key equity grant votes, according to the Georgeson 2025 Australian AGM Review. After ...

Australia needs to ramp up decarbonisation efforts: BloombergNEF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
In its Australia Energy Transition Outlook for the first half of 2026, BloombergNEF (BNEF) underscored the urgency for a national ramping-up of decarbonisation across multiple sectors to meet carbon commitments and net zero targets. The report forecasts ...

Super moves: ART, Allianz, HESTA, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has appointed a 22-year Deutsche Bank veteran to lead its London office, strengthening the superannuation giant's presence in one of its key offshore investment hubs. Michael Weaver, ART's general manager of mid-risk ...

Ethical ETFs see strongest flows since 2021

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
There is now $17.4 billion held in ethical and responsible ETFs in Australia, with net flows in 2025 representing the second highest on record. The total funds under management of ethical and responsible ETFs grew by just over $3 billion in 2025, up ...

Fairlight adds Sydney partner

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Fairlight Capital Partners has appointed a new partner as it continues to tap into the Australian adviser and family office markets. William George joins the employee-owned firm from his role as associate director of The Table Club, an Australian family ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Latest research by World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has found that top technology companies including Meta, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft lack in mobilising low-carbon investments through capital expenditure and R&D, even though they have an emissions ...