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Values take a backseat to performance: Morningstar

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... ethical screens and then there are screens around conventions and controversies," she said. With the conflict in the Middle East and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 really changing the game for the defence sector, Aware Super has listened to ...

'Shockproof' portfolios integrate geopolitical risks: CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... What is happening now, Armitage explained, is a "magnification" of several forces - a confluence of events in the Middle East and other parts of the world, along with macroeconomic factors, such as the reversal of globalisation, volatile inflation and ...

ESG implications of the US-Iran conflict

LIZ HARRISON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
The US-Iran conflict is doing more than lifting oil prices. It is reshaping the environmental, social and governance (ESG) realm through energy security, food inflation, health risks and national preparedness. Echoes of the 1970s: Energy shocks, security ...

Budget criticised for missing key clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
With Treasury pledging a whopping $14.8 billion to boost fuel security amid the Middle East crisis, the 2026 Budget has been criticised or missing key opportunities to progress the clean energy transition. Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Strengthening Australia's ...

Methane-emission mitigation stagnates: IEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... said, but performance varies widely across countries. Norway has the lowest upstream intensity, while producers in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), also perform relatively well. Turkmenistan and Venezuela on ...

Australia's green iron domination window closing: CEF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... Australia is yet to see a final investment decision for a single commercial-scale lower-emission iron proposal, the Middle East and North Africa are advancing proposals at pace with streamlined approvals and development timelines, and active state capital ...

Future Group calls for 25% gas export levy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... the region." Sheikh added Australians and the Australian budget are under incredible strain given the crisis in the Middle East and supply chains need to be bolstered to ensure the nation no longer relies on foreign fuel. "The government will need to ...

Australian Ethical bleeds $500m in Q126

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... $13.57 billion, dipping by over $500 million since December as investment performance was hit by the conflict in the Middle East. But this was offset in part by the signing of a new institutional client. Superannuation and institutional investments performed ...

Increased tax a move to 'shut down' local oil and gas: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... on Australian energy production or exports, to combat rising domestic energy costs because of the conflict in the Middle East, the report said. Treasury is understood to be modelling options for a new levy on gas exports as part of the upcoming federal ...

Government kicks off Investor Front Door pilot projects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... Front Door is addressing both. "The supply chain disruptions we are seeing as a consequence of the conflict in the Middle East demonstrate just how important it is to build up our sovereign capability in these essential areas." Under the pilot, the government ...
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