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Funds SA loses ESG executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
The director of responsible investment Joel Quintal will depart Funds SA in December after more than five years with the $46 billion corporation. Quintal is returning to Norfolk Island to spend more time with his family. "In time I may look for opportunities ...

Good governance on cyber threats

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... threats emerge, and Australian boards are consistently placing cyber at the top of their agendas," said AICD managing director and CEO Mark Rigotti. The largest director membership organisation in the world, AICD identified two core challenges: many ...

ETFs recover and dominate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... the last 12 months after experiencing some performance related outflows in prior years," said Aman Ramrakha, executive director of research at Rainmaker Information. ETFs "continue their dominance over unit trusts when it comes to net flows." "Fixed ...

Future Fund to back energy transition, residential housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... assist in delivering on the mandate to invest more in the energy transition, Future Fund will soon appoint an executive director, energy transition. It will also develop strategies for achieving success in the other two priority areas of housing and ...

Experts cynical of Adani outcome under Trump

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... energy project awarded by the Indian government. "This is a major historic event," commented Tim Buckley, founder and director of Climate Energy Finance. "The Hindenburg research accusations of two years ago labelled this 'the single biggest corporate ...

Why climate-linked exec pay fails

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Australian companies wanting to link their leaders' pay with climate performance," said Zoe Whitton, Pollination managing director. "There's a lot of work to be done to make it more effective."

New risks on board watch list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... change (33%) remains the top long term issue, alongside Australia's ageing population (29%) and productivity (28%). The Director Sentiment Index (DSI) reveals a dramatic slide in confidence in the economy and business conditions, dropping to the lowest ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... slavery and trafficking risks in investee companies across the Asia-Pacific region," said Andrew Gray, AustralianSuper director ESG and stewardship.

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... last year, despite the bigger push into renewable energy over the same period. CSIRO's Dr Pep Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Budget, said there has been a 0.8% increase in global carbon emissions from fossil fuels in 2024. This ...

More work needed on climate risk response

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... take a strategic and risk-based approach to managing climate-related risks in a proportionate manner." Duncan Paterson, director of investor practice at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) commented: "It is interesting from IGCC's perspective ...