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Super investment key to decarbonising Australia: ASFA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Investment by super funds will be a key source of capital to fund the structural shift necessary to transition Australia's economy to net zero, according to ASFA. The peak body for super funds has published a report examining super's role in the net ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the fifth in a six-part series of articles brought to you by Energetics Moving past ambitious net zero targets, investors are now focusing on how companies will get from here to 2050 and how robust their transition plans are. ...

RIAA names Responsible Investment Super Leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has named 10 Responsible Super Fund Leaders, while noting that MySuper products of super funds demonstrating leading responsible investment practice outperformed those of non-leaders on average ...

Government introduces anti-slavery commissioner legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Canberra has introduced legislation to establish Australia's first federal anti-slavery commissioner. The Modern Slavery Amendment (Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner) Bill 2023 amends the Modern Slavery Act 2018 to "establish the core functions ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian public service will run on 100% renewable energy by 2030, whilst government office space that is purchased from 2026 onwards must have a 6-star NABERS energy rating as the Department of Finance releases its strategy to achieving net zero ...

Responsible investment key to wealth transfer conversation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Advisers who incorporate responsible investment into conversations about intergenerational wealth transfer see higher client satisfaction than those who don't, according to new research from Australian Ethical. Australian Ethical released Opportunity ...

Gender pay gap a key diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Improving reporting on gender pay gap and gender diversity will help investors assess where companies are addressing gender-based equality and inclusion and set the stage for engagement on diversity measures beyond gender, according to First Sentier ...

Treasury proposes merger of accounting, audit bodies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Canberra has proposed merging the three financial reporting bodies to make them "more efficient, effective and fit for purpose," a move that have caught some by surprise. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced that government will propose legislation ...

$50 million backing for Conscious Investment Management fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Conscious Investment Management has received more than $50 million in commitments for its second Social Housing Fund (CIMSHF2) as it reaches first close. The Paul Ramsay Foundation is the cornerstone investor in CIMSFH2, which will aim to deliver market-rate ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... government money committed. Blended finance has a real chance to drive change and drive outcomes." JANA head of sustainability Rachel Halpern - who said she was "delighted and highly sceptical" when the loss and damage fund was announced last year at ...