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Greenwash top of mind for Kiwi funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Benchmark Report were Devon Funds, Pathfinder, Purpose Capital, Salt Funds and Tahito. NZ arms of international firms were AMP, ANZ, Mercer, MFS, Morrison, New Forests and Stewart Investors. "The growth of responsible investment in New Zealand is representative ...

Hostplus boosts VC funding for renewable energy tech

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... hydrogen pathfinder Hysata, chronic lung disease therapy biotech RAGE and sustainable lithium extractor Electralith. IP Group ANZ chief executive Michael Molinari said the increased investment was a vote of confidence in IP Group's investment model ...

ASX100 slavery disclosure strong

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
More than 50 listed companies including the big banks Westpac, National Australian Bank, ANZ and CommBank, scored the highest marks on their modern slavery report, but several trailed behind including Janus Henderson, Harvey Norman and Block. Research ...

Battery storage the next energy disruptor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... billions of dollars, with more pledged by the sustainable finance sector. Tsen Wong, head of energy transition, REI Australia at ANZ Bank, said that in the last three years alone, they've been involved in over $6 billion dollars' worth of debt transactions ...

CommBank exits fossil fuels as rivals fund Santos

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... The bank's upstream oil and gas lending exposure nearly halved from $3.3 billion in 2022 to $1.7 billion in 2024. Meanwhile, ANZ, NAB and Westpac are currently arranging a $750 million loan to energy giant Santos; according to Market Forces, CommBank ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
ANZ bank, fund manager Nuveen and the Australian Department of Finance and Trade (DFAT) are part of a steering committee backing Indonesia's move to raise $1.5 billion in gender-based capital by next year. The agreement was struck at a roundtable meeting ...

TelstraSuper appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Corporation. She has deep experience in corporate governance, having served as group sustainability manager at Westpac and ANZ, stationarity strategy adviser at Australia Post and as an environmental analyst at Eurofins. TelstraSuper head of sustainable ...

Banks to refund millions following ASIC review

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Nations banking customers will receive a refund of more than $28m following the corporate watchdog's review into bank fees. ANZ, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, CBA and Westpac kept at least two million low-income Australians in high-fee accounts, 'Better ...

Fossil fuel funding down 20pc: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... had the least commitment overall of $10.7bn since 2016 but provided a higher $696 million in financing last year. Meanwhile, ANZ Bank recorded $25.3bn since 2016 and $1.7bn last year while National Australia Bank provided $16.7bn since 2016 and $1.6bn ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... not-for-profits and companies limited by guarantee, according to a new survey. The survey was conducted by Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ) between 12 and 17 April 2024 and found members were not happy about the new obligations. "No one is denying ...