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Fund managers "eagerly" await green Treasury bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... of the first June 2034 green Treasury bond. The green bonds are set to be issued between April and June 2024 by the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) on behalf of the Australian government. The bond will mature in June 2034. The institutions ...

ASIC warns it can't take action on every case of misconduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Alan Kirkland has admitted the regulator can't fight every battle of misconduct, but that doesn't mean it's not watching. Speaking at the Blockchain APAC Policy Week event ...

Key sector could boost economy by $100 billion

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Sharath Sriram made the case at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday. STA represents more than 225,000 Australian professionals. As a percentage of GDP, the nation's research and development spending has been in decline for over a decade ...

Legal loophole fail: compliance won't dodge risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Kado Muir, co-chair of the FNHPA and Ngalia cultural and community leader, said the new guides mark a new period in Australian business relations. Merle Ashburton, chair of the PKKP Aboriginal Corporation and representative of the Traditional Owners ...

Kiwi energy broker sparks interest across the pond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... ICAP in a takeover deal. The buyout is for an undisclosed sum. TP ICAP said the acquisition is complementary to its Australian power and gas brokerage business and will give clients access to the New Zealand Emissions Units (NZU) market. The NZU market ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... opportunity by 2030." He said he believes the fund stands as "a differentiated and compelling private offering for local Australian investment groups." "We are giving institutional investors and wholesale clients the opportunity to invest in growth-stage ...

Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... from Deloitte last year indicated that generative AI would "rapidly and significantly" disrupt over a quarter of the Australian economy, impacting nearly $600 billion in economic activity, especially within professional and financial services. Deloitte ...

Members beef up ESG checks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... (RIAA), in partnership with the member-owned bank Teachers Mutual Bank Limited alongside investment management firm Australian Ethical. The report, From Values to Riches 2024: Charting consumer demand for responsible investing in Australia, surveys 2,003 ...

Minorities to have bigger say under Positive Duty regime: Rio Tinto

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... tide around, especially for minorities, delegates at the ACSI conference heard last Thursday. Kate Jenkins, the former Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner; Christine O'Reilly, non-executive director at BHP; and Kellie Parker, chief executive ...

Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
A new campaign urges Australian super funds to finance ESG matters, as asset owners push back against such member demands. The #5by25 campaign hopes to bolster institutional capital and raise public and private investment in projects that deliver measurable ...