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Australian banks fail to manage financed deforestation: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Latest findings identified mortgages provided by major banks are contributing to deforestation, with just one bank having made a 'No deforestation' commitment. The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) conducted analysis of 100 land titles and found ...

Perennial Partners expands sustainable offerings

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Perennial Partners is buying a majority stake in Melior Investment Management and will take over management of its flagship impact fund. Under the agreement, the Melior brand will transition to Perennial, and the Melior investment team will increase ...

Evidentia announces two new starters

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Josh Phillips has joined asset consulting firm Evidentia Group as senior asset consultant after 12 years in Aware Super's Australian direct equities team. Evidentia is owned by Generation Development Group. At Aware Super, Phillips served as co-portfolio ...

New Forests enters Vietnamese timber industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
New Forests made its first investment in Vietnam, backing one of the country's top suppliers of lumber and logs. Via the Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2), New Forests has invested in Tavico Group. It is the fourth investment made by the fund ...

ETF Shares to bolster sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Australian exchange-traded fund start-up ETF Shares will accelerate its push into the local market following the appointment of Will Taylor as chief operating officer. Taylor, who landed from Global X, will report to chief executive Cliff Man and oversee ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority, says ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The country's financial services regulator unveils its three-pronged approach as sustainability reporting becomes a mandatory requirement for small to large Australian businesses - but it was its passing update on greenwashing as an enforcement ...

Clean energy transition a top priority for productivity: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The Productivity Commission (PC) has identified 15 priority reform areas for further exploration under the five productivity inquiries commissioned by the government. The five productivity inquiries were around creating a dynamic and resilient economy ...

Green moves: Agscent, HSBC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
After 30 years in the financial markets glued to bonds and futures contracts, Dugald Lamont has changed tack and joined Agscent, an agri-biotech company at the forefront of sustainable agricultural innovation. The former executive director of JP Morgan ...

Labor win 'a referendum on renewable energy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Council says the Albanese government's landslide win in the federal election was a vote of confidence by the Australian people in the nation's clean energy future. Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton said Labor's win ...

Future Super, Verve to overhaul investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Future Super and Verve Super will be merged into the Smart Future Trust, giving members of each a completely new menu of investment options for less, including a dedicated gender equity option. From May 23, the Future Super Fund, including the Verve ...
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