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CSIRO launches National Energy Analysis Centre

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... decision-makers to help steer the transition. The CSIRO says the new research function will support, accelerate and de-risk Australia's energy transition. It will consist of a "Living Lab" of diverse people in real homes and businesses across Australia ...

UK ditches sustainable finance taxonomy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The UK government has abandoned the Green Taxonomy as it believes it "would not be the most effective tool to deliver the green transition" and should not be part of the sustainable finance framework. "Whilst the government's ambitions to continue as ...

ISS STOXX launches Sovereign Climate Impact Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
ISS STOXX's sustainable investment arm, ISS Sustainability Solutions, has released a new sovereign climate report focusing on sovereign climate impact. The Sovereign Climate Impact Report offers in-depth data across more than 180 current and forward-looking ...

Super performance test impacts green investing: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the government to adjust some elements of the superannuation performance test to help encourage super funds to invest more in Australia's energy transition. The peak super body ...

Green moves: Aware Super, Fred Hollows Foundation, Justice and Equity Centre

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Aware Super has named Anna Young-Ferris as head of stewardship and senior manager of responsible investment. Reporting to head of responsible investment Liza McDonald, she'll lead the stewardship team's advocacy and engagement efforts. Young-Ferris ...

APESB releases ethics, independence standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... launched new standards that set out new ethical and independence requirements for sustainability reporting and assurance in Australia. The amending standards relate to APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards). ...

Green moves: Landcom, Oaktree, Rebuilt

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... from Citi, where he served as head of ESG investment research for Asia following a two-year stint in a similar role in Australia. Earlier in his career, McKinnon worked as an investment analyst at Ellerston Capital and Wilson Advisory. Lastly, Landcom ...

Blue Owl adds to local team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Blue Owl Capital, one of Wall Street's largest alternative asset managers, continues to add to its local headcount with the appointment of Tracy Jones. The listed New York alternatives manager has hired Jones from Pacific Equity Partners, where ...

Super moves: TCorp, Mercer, Commonwealth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... accolades, including from the Department of Finance, RSA Archer, and most recently, the Risk Management Institute of Australia. In the short term, he has some consulting work lined up focused on developing a reasonable steps framework under the FAR regime ...

Rest Super loses investment risk lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... classes and looking after the quant team. Leck has also worked as a senior investment risk analyst at Vanguard Investments Australia and a senior quantitative analyst at Queensland Treasury Corporation. "After a highly enjoyable and educational stint ...