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Impact investing drops down the list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... on returns rather than impact. While impact investing experiences a drop in appeal, nearly three-quarters (71%) of Australians are still willing to sacrifice 1-10% of returns on their investment if they know their money will make a positive impact, American ...

Indigenous communities reunited with $25m in lost super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024  |  NEWS
The total superannuation found by First Nations Foundation on behalf of Indigenous Australians now comes in at $25.2 million. In 2023, the foundation reconnected First Nations people with $1.2 million, bolstering the total found. The superannuation ...

Members beef up ESG checks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... report, From Values to Riches 2024: Charting consumer demand for responsible investing in Australia, surveys 2,003 Australians on their awareness, practices, and attitudes towards ethical and responsible investing in Australia. The results reveal a nation ...

Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... a more sustainable and equitable future for all." The government's impact investing review found that 13.4% of Australians were living below the poverty line as of December 2022. Additionally, more than a third of Aussies would sacrifice super returns ...

Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
While the country's top 30 super funds have lower stakes in Woodside and Santos, they continue to engage with the resource companies while prioritising returns for members. Compared with two years prior, the two energy giants have a larger share ...

AI poses serious governance risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... ACSI delegates. "Current governance approaches are unsystematic, unstrategic and unequal to the task of protecting Australians as AI use rises," he said in a social media post when the report was released. Examples of how AI systems can hurt people include ...

Members shouldn't carry energy and housing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... doing the job it set out to do 30 years ago. "There is a really interesting contest of ideas that we need to have with Australians about the housing crisis and money sitting in a pool that is compounded over time," she said. "We saw what happened when ...

Canberra targets natural disaster insurance gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... 12.5 million in 2011," the ICA said. "This shows that although there are upward pressures on the cost of premiums, Australians continue to value the importance of cover of their most important asset." Hall said an independent review of the industry's ...

Canberra funds $111m EV transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... to be done to see EV sales overtake the sales of traditional internal combustion vehicles. This includes providing Australians with access to more affordable makes and models of electric vehicles, which this project does," commented ARENA CEO Darren ...

Rest increases impact investment with Cibus fund allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Rest head of responsible investment and sustainability Leilani Weier. "As a super fund representing one in five young Australians, we believe impact investing represents a powerful opportunity for us to grow our members' super, while helping to build ...