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NZSF quantifies impact investments for the first time

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... trends point to a rapidly evolving impact investment landscape, with increasing use of sustainability taxonomies, impact standards and external verification," NZSF said. NZSF had NZ$75 billion in total AUM at the end of June and delivered 11.84% p.a. ...

GAM names distribution and product lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... markets, which currently offer a 300-500 bps yield premium to comparable US exposures, supported by tighter lending standards, structured (often asset-backed) collateral, and selective equity participation.

APRA told to reign in super system's financed emissions

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... reduction framework for super from the Conexus Institute urges APRA to introduce a mandatory VER through prudential standards or legislation which would help create a consistent benchmark for funds. A second report by Conexus, Climate-related investment ...

How Australia can benefit from the common ground taxonomy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... initiative, Ma said the benefits for countries like Australia in engaging in this mutual recognition of taxonomy and standards include expanding trade with China for commodities such as iron ore and beef. "I had a lot of conversations with experts, saying ...

Green moves: Carbon Markets Institute, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... development. Courville also served as executive director of the London-based ISEAL Alliance, the global hub for sustainability standards and certification. Most recently, she was a principal consultant with Natural Capital and Climate, a member company ...

iExtend hires national BDM

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... Michael Hull as chief operating officer to enhance its operational frameworks and to ensure compliance and regulatory standards as the business grows.

Fiducian sued for greenwashing in ESG fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... sustainability-related representations are well-founded, transparent and consistent," Court said. "The bar for governance standards that underpin ESG representations for investment products is high and ASIC will ensure that entities which we believe ...

ISS launches new stewardship solution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... to support institutional investors in being transparent about their engagement activities and meet global regulatory standards for disclosure. The audit-ready solution streamlines structural reporting under Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) ...

Government to invest $1.1bn in low carbon liquid fuels

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... grasp the big benefits on offer in the transformation to cleaner and cheaper energy - to help lift wages, grow living standards, create jobs and grow our economy." The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) estimates the Australian low carbon liquid ...

Rest revises sustainable option's investment criteria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... to ESG integration and active ownership. "Our research and assessment is conducted with regard to industry-recognised standards and frameworks," Rest said. "Rest's approach to its assessment varies based on the unique context of each investment and as ...