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Growing disaster costs elevate need for climate adaptation investments: Actuaries Institute

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... managing the growing financial burden and wider societal impacts. We must invest proactively in resilience measures that protect communities and reduce the long-term fiscal impact of natural disasters," Grace said. "Australia faces a pivotal opportunity ...

Polluting companies should pay their fair share: Superpower Institute

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... stronger budget. And it needs to achieve these goals urgently and as efficiently as possible, to lift productivity and protect Australians' welfare." "A Polluter Pays Levy and a Fair Share Levy would address all three policy challenges. Together they ...

Climate divide widens amongst Canadian pension giants: Shift

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... also been sued by four young Canadians, claiming the fund breached its duty to invest in their interests by failing to protect their retirement savings from climate risk. The plaintiffs, Aliya Hirji, Travis Olson, Rav Singh, and Chloe Tse, claim CPPIB ...

AkademikerPension to ditch US treasuries

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension will divest all holdings in US treasuries tipped to be worth US$100 million, according to reports, in part due to tensions over US President Donald Trump's attempted takeover of Greenland. AkademikerPension also ...

ACSI releases updated Governance Guidelines

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has released the 12 th edition of its Governance Guidelines. The document outlined the updated expectations of long-term investors on material governance and sustainability issues at listed companies. ...

Bill to curb US pension plans' ESG considerations passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The US House of Representatives has passed the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act, limiting certain pension funds from considering environmental, social and governance factors in their investment decision making. The House voted ...

US exits major climate groups, sustainability initiatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... climate information is most urgently needed," she said. "This is a clear attempt to weaken scientific guardrails that protect the public from disinformation, delay and reckless decision-making. Such a move will make it easier for fossil fuel interests ...

Sustainable investing trends for 2026: Morningstar Sustainalytics

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... stated. The UN Oceans Conference led to the ratification of the High Seas Treaty which is a legally binding framework to protect marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction and covers most of the ocean globally. Similarly, the International ...

The benefits of modern slavery due diligence laws in Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... would be managing in adequately addressing their modern slavery risks, she said. Ideally, this would also translate to protect the employees and workers who are subjected to these conditions, she added. Underscoring the pervasiveness of the issue and ...

ANZ hit with additional $10m penalty

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... misreporting matter, ANZ exposed the Australian government to a significant risk of harm, denied the government an opportunity to protect itself and the public interest, and misled the government for nearly two years by overstating bond trading volumes ...