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ANZ augments sustainable finance team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... He started in his new role in March. Simon Reid has been named director, based in Melbourne, and joins from ANZ Group Treasury. Reid has 18 years of banking experience, most recently as director, group funding, where he was actively involved in ANZ's ...

Executive appointment roundup: First Sentier, MaxCap, Northcape, Federated Hermes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... ESG and stewardship efforts. Whittaker previously worked as a senior member in the Investment Stewardship team at NSW Treasury Corporation. Managing director Michael Ryan commented : "Incorporating ESG into our analysis has always played a key role in ...

Treasury seeks feedback on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
A second consultation paper released this week by Treasury asks for feedback on a standardised, internationally-aligned, mandatory climate-related financial disclosure framework that will be implemented starting from 2024. The new framework, informed ...

Western Australia issues first green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... bond, with use of proceeds to support projects delivering environmental and decarbonisation outcomes. Western Australia Treasury Corporation (WATC) issued the 4.25% ten-year bond, which was "heavily oversubscribed" with more than $6 billion in bids from ...

Climate change most pressing issue for APAC C-Suite: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... video training,"" to working with entities like Deloitte to embed climate skills across orgaisations, Symons added. "Treasury functions need climate skills, HR does, client facing roles do, product development teams need climate skills, but it's all ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... I think more discussion needs to happen, and quickly, as to the most appropriate path to take on that issue." If the Treasury proposal to mandate climate-related financial risk reporting, potentially including Scope 3 reporting, becomes law, it could ...

Treasury mandates APRA must consider climate risk in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury has released an updated statement of expectations for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) which includes the adoption of climate reporting standards by super funds, banks and insurers. "For the first time, the government is ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... management consultancy are keeping a watchful eye on developments. As reported by sister publication Financial Standard, Treasury has referred PwC to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for investigation. Australian Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... milestones for meeting targets, the period the target applies to and the base period for initial milestones. Taxonomy Treasury is developing a comprehensive sustainable financing strategy which will be released in the second half of 2023. The strategy ...

Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... conservationists and businesspeople together towards a common vision for a sustainable environment, with economist and former treasury secretary Ken Henry acting as facilitator and new NCC CEO Jacqui Mumford speaking for the first time in the role. Plibersek ...