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Future Generation returns top 20%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... dividend coverage. Future Generation Australia chair Phillip Lowe said the result reflected the strength of the company's investment strategy and unique business model. "Future Generation Australia's long term investment portfolio performance has enabled ...

Northcape adopts tier-based ESG investment framework for Warakirri funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Australian Equities Funds. While Warakirri is the responsible entity for these funds, Northcape Capital acts as the investment manager. Under the framework, companies will be classified in three tiers: tier one would be approved for investment, tier ...

Two Aussie insto investors ace global governance test

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... reflects our ongoing disciplined and joined-up approach to long-term investing, and our increased focus on responsible investment." "As we mark our 20-year anniversary in 2026, it highlights our sustained focus on building a resilient, diversified portfolio ...

CEFC backs commercialising battery electric trucks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... vehicles in Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia. CEFC head of infrastructure Julia Hinwood said this investment reflects the commercial viability of BETs and enables Zenobē to set competitive rentals to incentivise customers to lease battery ...

Australia adds 25k millionaires, boasts low wealth inequality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's club of millionaires jumped by 25,000 last year thanks to booming property values and fat superannuation balances, according to the UBS Global Wealth Report, which also found the country boasts comparatively low wealth distribution inequality. ...

Anglicare completes Infinite Care deal

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Anglicare Sydney has completed its acquisition of aged care provider Infinite Care, creating one of Australia's largest Christian not-for-profit residential aged care operators. The transaction also incorporates Infinite Care's recent acquisition of ...

World Bank drops climate financing target under US pressure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The World Bank has dropped it 45% climate financing target under its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), after ongoing pressure from the US government. The bank had put out an ambitious target for its itself to dedicate 35% of its financing towards climate ...

AI-washing and cyber-washing

JAMES NORTH, FRIEDA CHAN, EUGENIA KOLIVOS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... AI-washing-related litigation in the United States include: * the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charging certain investment advisers for allegedly exaggerating in their marketing the extent to which AI is used * the SEC charging a restaurant ...

HESTA says ethical screens partly to blame for 'disappointing' ESG returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... financial-year-to-date returns in the Sustainable Growth option. In addition to HESTA's fund-wide approach to responsible investment, the Sustainable Growth investment option applies a broad range of exclusions including in companies invested in fossil ...

MetLife IM head of sustainability strategies group departs

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
MetLife Investment Management (MIM) has bid farewell to its head of sustainability strategies group (SSG). SSG is responsible for MIM's sustainability aspirations, including oversight on sustainability governance, sustainability analytics, product development ...