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Scaling women businesses can add $100bn to economy: Study

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
... starting businesses in record numbers, they soon reach a "scaling cliff" as very few grow into larger entities. The Gender Index Australia study noted a central gap in which women lead 42.2% of the nation's sole trader businesses, but just 15.2% ...

Modern slavery in the geopolitical crossfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
... investments. The statistics are stark and widely acknowledged as estimates at best. According to Walk Free's Global Slavery Index 2023, 50 million people are experiencing modern slavery, with a further 28 million in forced labour as of 2021. Asia ...

CME Group to launch wind power derivative contracts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... output at designated locations, including Australia and the US. The five indices are the Wind Power Germany ERA5 100m 2019 Index; Wind Power Germany ERA5 100m 2022 B Index; Wind Power UK ERA5 100m 2022 Index; Wind Power Australia VIC 2024-06 Index; and ...

Rural Funds Group bolsters FY26 earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Rural Funds Group, the ASX-listed agricultural REIT (RFF), posted a significant jump in full-year earnings to $124.1 million, bolstered by the divestment of several assets. RFF substantially improved its earnings from FY25's $20.3 million thanks to ...

Ethical funds get picky as carbon bakes into AI-heavy benchmarks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... led markets for much of the previous decade. There is both an investment risk and a sustainability risk emerging in the index itself." George said the environmental and social considerations vary depending on where a company operates within the AI value ...

Equal Pay Day highlights lifetime cost of gender super gap

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... 11.35%. Australian women typically retire with around $50,000 less superannuation than men, while ART's Financial Wellbeing Index found 62% of women fear they will not have enough for retirement outcomes, but broader structural changes were still required. ...

SG Hiscock launches critical resources fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... mining companies. It targets medium- to long-term capital growth and aims to outperform the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index by 3% per annum over rolling five-year periods. "The fund combines a top-down thematic investment process with rigorous bottom-up ...

Northern Trust AM Australia shares in $4.3bn climate transition mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... term will last five years. The fund managers will use the FTSE Global Core Infrastructure ex China TPI Climate Transition Index as their benchmarks, targeting companies with forward-looking climate transition management capabilities. Through a passive ...

ISS STOXX acquires Scientific Beta

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Singapore and Sydney. "This acquisition will accelerate our strategy to deliver scalable, research-driven, and cost-effective index solutions to institutional investors globally," ISS STOXX president and chief executive Gary Retelny said. "It strengthens ...

Future Generation returns top 20%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... inception, the portfolio has delivered annualised returns of 9.1%, outperforming the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index by 0.9%, per annum, while doing so with less volatility than the broader market. Future Generation chief investment officer ...
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