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ASIC takes Vanguard to court over further greenwashing claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC is taking Vanguard to court over greenwashing allegations relating to a global bond index fund. This is the second time the market regulator has taken action against Vanguard over greenwashing. ASIC has lodged civil penalty proceedings in federal ...

Super fund survey finds strong demand for sustainable super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
A national survey commissioned by Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has found that 74% want their superannuation invested sustainably. ART head of sustainable investment Nicole Bradford said the data indicates that a focus on ESG factors and sustainable ...

Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... power imbalance with First Nations groups. "First Nations groups come from a lived experience and history of economic exclusion and a lack of investor knowledge of how to engage with economic capital. There are growth and opportunities in climate, and ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... a very uncertain future" unless the vote is passed, she added. "Children are at risk because of poverty, because of exclusion from the economy, because of overcrowding in housing... Our issues have been pushed of a cliff time and time again... life is ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) due to its stance on energy independence. "Texas is sick of being on an exclusion list," she said. "Decarbonisation is essential for the US," she said. "Texas will play a crucial role."

New Zealand regulator warns Vanguard for disclosure failure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... correcting the error. ASIC was concerned that Vanguard "may have been liable to mislead the public by overstating an exclusion, otherwise known as an investment screen, claimed to prevent investment in companies involved in significant tobacco sales. ...

Investors flag decarbonisation, real world impacts as priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand institutional investors are concerned about real world investment impacts, active stewardship and how to decarbonize their portfolios, according to Northern Trust Asset Management's global head of sustainability and stewardship. ...

More greenwashing investigations ahead: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
The court case against Mercer superannuation for allegations of greenwashing is "just one of the investigations we have on foot," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "We will do what we need to do to make sure entities are not misleading the market" on greenwashing ...

ASIC takes Mercer to court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Mercer Super Trust is the first entity in Australia to face legal action for alleged greenwashing conduct. ASIC has launched court action against Mercer Superannuation (Australia), the trustee of the Mercer Super Trust, for allegedly making misleading ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
NGS Super has selected Robeco for a low-carbon enhanced indexing mandate that covers nearly a quarter of the fund's international equities holdings. NGS Super chief investment officer Ben Squires confirmed the mandate is for approximately $750 million ...