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Gender pay gap costs economy $66bn: KPMG Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's gender pay gap is costing the economy an estimated $1.26 billion per week or $65.8 billion in annual national earnings, according to a new study by KPMG Australia. The report, She's Price(d)less, prepared in conjunction with the ...

Growing disaster costs elevate need for climate adaptation investments: Actuaries Institute

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Actuaries Institute said that, although climate-focused policies are progressing well, the rising costs of disasters underscore the importance of investing in climate adaptation strategies. According to Deloitte Access Economics, disaster costs ...

Green moves: Australian Retirement Trust, Pathzero

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has hired an ESG specialist to lead its UK activities, as climate data platform Pathzero recruits from Aware Super. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a senior ESG specialist from Deutsche Bank to lead its London ...

Polluting companies should pay their fair share: Superpower Institute

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
In a recent report, the Superpower Institute proposed two policies that hold polluting companies fiscally accountable for their fair share of damages to the natural environment. The Polluter Pays Levy (PPL) would target companies that extract or import ...

Super moves: ART, Allianz, HESTA, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has appointed a 22-year Deutsche Bank veteran to lead its London office, strengthening the superannuation giant's presence in one of its key offshore investment hubs. Michael Weaver, ART's general manager of mid-risk ...

Pathzero partners with global providers to integrate climate data

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Pathzero is collaborating with S&P Global Energy, MSCI and Morningstar Sustainalytics to help institutional investors access auditable climate data across both private and public markets on one secure platform. The Australian-founded platform is offering ...

Green moves: Commonwealth Bank, Hostplus, Perpetual

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Equality Australia has appointed longtime Perpetual executive Caitriona Fay as board director. Fay is a senior investment and business leader who has spent the last twenty years advising families, individuals and institutions on their philanthropic ...

Australia to withstand fossil fuel sector decline: IMF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Australia is in good stead to weather the decline of its fossil fuel industry amid the country intensifying its energy transition initiatives. In the newly released The Economic Implications of the ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Latest research by World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has found that top technology companies including Meta, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft lack in mobilising low-carbon investments through capital expenditure and R&D, even though they have an emissions ...

Government faces housing, infra challenges as population booms

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
With Australia's population expected to grow to 31.5 million by 2035-36, the federal government is faced with growing challenges on how to meet the demands of the nation's future workforce, housing and infrastructure. The newly released Centre ...