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GCQ hires longtime Platinum executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... industrials and quickly became a key voice in adviser presentations. After five years, he departed for Singapore to help build Standard Chartered's equities broking business, before returning to Platinum and founder Kerr Neilson in 2013. Back at ...

GRI appoints chair to sustainability standard-setting board

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... ago," GRI chair of the supervisory board Jane Diplock said. "Her background as a reporting practitioner, an adviser and standard-setter makes her an ideal candidate to place the GRI standards and reporting on impacts at the heart of the evolving global ...

CEFC commits $70m to accelerate decarbonisation

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has backed the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) Global Infrastructure Fund II (QGIF II) to decarbonise two of Australia's highest emitting sectors, energy and transport. The $70 million investment will ...

Instos win big on Australian steel

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... 13.52%, now holding 52.9 million shares and significant voting power. An AustralianSuper spokesperson told Financial Standard the super fund supports boards and management teams of companies that deliver long-term value for members and agreed the offer ...

Schroders recruits head of ETFs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Schroders has appointed its first global head of exchange-traded funds to further supercharge the business after hitting over US$1 billion in active ETF assets. Tom Stephens will lead Schroders' global ETF strategy across products, infrastructure ...

ESG's 'spiritual recession' coming to an end: Zenith

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Zenith Investment Partners says responsible investing is showing signs of recovery after facing a challenging time due to political pushback. "After a period of what I'd describe as a spiritual recession, we are seeing responsible investment start to ...

Green moves: a2 Milk Company, ANZ Biochar Group

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Australia New Zealand Biochar Industry Group has appointed Patrick Hastings as its new chief executive, as the biochar sector continues to grow on both sides of the Tasman. In his new role, Hastings will focus on strengthening ANZBIG's position ...

Fund managers cite net zero, active ownership as top focus: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Net zero and active ownership, including proxy voting, are the top areas of responsible investment focus for fund managers, Frontier Advisors' annual survey reveals. The 83 fund managers canvassed in the 2025 What fund managers (and consultants) really ...

Sustainable investing trends for 2026: Morningstar Sustainalytics

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... of the ocean globally. Similarly, the International Sustainability Standards Board is set to develop a nature-related standard in 2026, that draws on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) framework. Prioritisation of biodiversity ...

Green moves: Foresight, Tattarang

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
A former partner with EY's climate change and sustainability team has been appointed director of Foresight Consulting Group, the sustainability consultancy. Terence Jeyaretnam - currently an associate professor at Monash Business School - is an ...