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Regulator hones in on greenwash as climate laws tighten

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... notices totalling over $123,000, and initiated civil penalty proceedings against Active Super and Vanguard Investments Australia. It also closed its case against Mercer Super, which was ordered to pay $11.3 million. ASIC's scrutiny revealed firms are ...

Green job market heats up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... for applicants. Connealy has held CEO roles at the Australian Podiatry Association, the Public Relations Institute of Australia, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia Australia, and the Mary MacKillop Foundation.

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... and transition plans. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), representing 75% of managed funds in Australia, welcomed the legislation as a "game-changer" but stressed that temporary limited liability should not extend beyond the three-year ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... it's an acknowledgment of the sacrifices so many women make for their families," Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Mary Delahunty said. "For too long, women have carried the burden of reduced superannuation simply because ...

Aussie funds loyal in climate group exodus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The local rep of an influential climate group assuages doubts around the flight of financial firms worth roughly $7.84 trillion, saying Australian firms are still committed. A wave of US asset owners and financial advisors recently exited the Climate ...

KPMG prints first climate risk report

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia's best interests to be adequately prepared for both the risks and opportunities that climate change presents to Australia and our wider region," COO and head of corporate affairs in Australia, Eileen Hoggett, said. "We know that a changing ...

Net zero dreams float on unscaled tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... expensive solutions, if carbon capture and storage (CCS) fails to scale, according to BloombergNEF's New Energy Outlook: Australia launch in Sydney this week. Reaching net zero may require this controversial technology, alongside scaling-up other key ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Australia's sunny shores and super fund prowess beckon a London-based ESG pro, as other sustainability whizzes switch roles. After nine years, Michael Hamblett has been snatched from Columbia Threadneedle Investments EMEA APAC, a global financial services ...

Podcast: Nuclear power in Australia's energy transition with Jai Mirchandani

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
There are currently more than 400 nuclear power reactors in 32 countries, generating about a tenth of the world's electricity. The Coalition's plan to build seven nuclear power plants to replace Australia's ageing coal-fired power stations ...

Former bank whistleblower departs UniSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... and superannuation industries. Before working at UniSuper, he spent three years at Deloitte and 16 years at National Australia Bank. Interestingly, Gentilin is the author of The Origins of Ethical Failure, which he penned as a young trader at NAB. During ...