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NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (Guardians), the manager of the $90 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has confirmed it will not appeal a recent Judicial Review which found two of its policy documents were not formulated in accordance ...

Budget to modernise environmental approval framework

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... for developers and investors. HIA managing director Jovelyn Martin said the reforms have the potential to streamline lower risk applications on projects with more significant environmental impacts. The measures are also expected to support greater coordination ...

Australian Ethical pressures QBE over climate risk management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... underwriting portfolio is likely to be withdrawn, reduced or repriced due to the immediate and long-term impacts of physical climate risk. "QBE has confirmed that exiting certain lines of business reduced climate related volatility across their portfolio. ...

Financial services 'structurally behind' on calculating climate-related risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... should worry investors. "Governance structures are solid but on metrics and targets, the pillar that captures whether climate risk is being managed, not just acknowledged, the sector scores lowest in the analysis," Stewart said. "Climate disclosure maturity ...

Supply chain risks hamper net zero ambitions: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
New academic research finds that Australia's supply chains are major detractors to its ability to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The joint study from the University of Adelaide and Flinders University delved into Australia's renewable energy ...

Institutional investors inject $166m into World Bank bond

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... impactful initiatives that explicitly links financial performance to measurable real-world outcomes, alongside clearly defined risk and return profiles. "Crucially, these kinds of structures enable investors to tap into high-impact areas like targeted ...

Ausbil launches sustainable equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... actively managed portfolio of between 30-45 Australian-listed equities, primarily from the S&P/ASX 200 Index, to deliver risk-controlled outperformance of its benchmark, the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index, over the long term. Since inception on 31 January ...

Australia's green iron domination window closing: CEF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... green iron to the Asian steel corridor is real, with our iron ore endowment, renewable energy potential, low geopolitical risk, established trade relationships, and a large capital base of strategic, long-term capital that could be deployed into enabling ...

Australian investors prioritising returns over ethics: Data

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... investments show ESG labelled funds fell by 60- 70% between December 2021 and December 2025. Over the same period, the average ESG risk score of these holdings increased from 21.2 to 24.8, signalling a deterioration in overall sustainability profiles. ...

Government gives $11m to support First Nations energy security

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... solutions, improving reliability, lowering costs and reducing reliance on diesel," Miller said. "Just as importantly, they help de-risk future community microgrid projects by generating practical learnings that other communities can draw on as they plan ...