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Climate change to shape economy long-term: Forum

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
The "existential crisis" of climate change, equality and equity of workforce participation in the economy and the aging population are all issues that will affect the budget, markets, and the shape of Australia's economy. Speaking at the Financial ...

ASIC issues Indigenous Financial Services Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC has acknowledged that First Nations peoples have been "prohibited and excluded from participating in the Australian financial system," and has published an Indigenous Financial Services Framework to support positive financial outcomes for First ...

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Nearly a third of APAC investors see positive ESG impact as a primary reason to invest in real assets in 2023, according to Aviva Investors. Aviva Investors have launched the fifth edition their Real Assets Study, featuring insights in attitudes towards ...

Podcast: Mind the (climate skills) gap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
We talk with UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures' Alison Atherton and Gordon Noble on their recent research which found that there is a climate skills gap in the Australian financial industry, with demand for people with climate skills outstripping ...

ARENA backs concentrate solar power plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has allocated $65 million in funding to a concentrated solar power plant in Port Augusta, South Australia. Vast Solar will construct VS1, a 30 MW / 288 MWh concentrated solar power (CSP). Funding for VS1 ...

Platinum hires ESG expert as head of stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Platinum Asset Management has hired a head of stewardship. Julia Bailey joins Platinum from Melior, where she was head of advocacy. Platinum head of investment Douglas Isles cited Bailey's almost 20 year-experience as an investment analyst and her ...

Testing ESG impacts on US pension fund returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
There is no difference between investment returns for US state pension funds in "blue" states that might be more likely to integrate ESG investment principles and "red" states that are more likely to ban ESG investment strategies, according to Rainmaker ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
New legislation to close the gender pay gap has been introduced, requiring employers to publish pay gap data for increased transparency. The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 requires employers with 100 or more ...

Super Housing Partnerships taps property leader as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Super Housing Partnerships (SHP) has named a property heavyweight as its new CEO. Carolyn Viney, former Vicinity executive and Grocon CEO, will join SHP, which is a specialist affordable housing fund manager focused on increasing the housing supply ...

2023 the year for business action on climate change: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
The Albanese government's action on climate change policy means that the pressure is on for Australian businesses to adapt and translate net zero commitments into "tangible, real and lasting action," according to EY. EY Oceania chief sustainability ...