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Former board member kickstarts crowdfunding for CalPERS probe

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
A former California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) board member is seeking to launch an independent investigation into the pension fund for alleged mismanagement and misconduct and hopes to raise the funds to do so via GoFundMe. Margaret ...

Green moves: Carbon Market Institute, JO Hambro

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Carbon Market Institute has farewelled its chief executive, while a Regnan analyst jumps to JO Hambro. John Connor, chief executive of the Carbon Market Institute (CMI), has wrapped up six years there to take on a new role as head of policy and ...

Net zero more important than energy costs: Economists

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... invest in renewable energy generation infrastructure and the associated required transmission infrastructure, albeit with tax breaks and subsidies, but there is no commensurate willingness on the part of private investors to invest in nuclear generation," ...

Super moves: PE exec quits Future Fund for ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... than 2 million members." Meanwhile, Patrick Jodas was appointed chief financial officer at Brighter Super overseeing finance, tax, financial planning and analysis, corporate strategy, and investment operations. Jodas brings over 25 years of experience ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... (IMF) categorises fossil-fuel subsidies into explicit and implicit forms. Explicit subsidies are direct government payments or tax breaks that lower the cost of fossil-fuel production or consumption, while implicit subsidies arise from under-pricing ...

Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has launched the nation's sustainable finance taxonomy and will be trialled by the likes of HESTA, Rest, Westpac and Moody's Ratings. The sustainable finance taxonomy aims to support the credible allocation ...

Super moves: TCorp, ESSSuper, Funds SA, Team Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... transfer pricing consultant at EY, where he navigated the complexities of multinational business structures and cross-border tax compliance. Meanwhile, ESSSuper has appointed Adam Swanwick as head of risk and compliance to enhance its governance capabilities. ...

Australia must address climate adaptation finance gap: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Australia currently suffers from a lack of investment in adapting to a renewable and climate-resilient future, according to experts, who graded the nation's efforts and transition plan as somewhat of a mixed bag. At the annual Responsible Investment ...

Calls for government to strike while green iron is hot

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... recommendations of how to address the issues hampering green iron's potential. These include: Introducing a green iron production tax credit of at least $170 per tonne that would simulate a carbon price. Provide up to 30% of the capital needed to accelerate ...

Public sector pay gap revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) published the gender pay gaps for 120 public sector employers and two corporate groups for the first time following legislative changes in 2023. The data includes details of the gender pay gaps for well-known ...