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Super moves: Cbus, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... consultants and MarathonAsset Management where she supplied long and short trading ideas in the financial, property, consumer and gaming sectors. Early in her career, Fang worked at Standard Chartered Bank where she evaluated and rated long-only equity ...

Developing climate risks facing institutional investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... as temperatures rise and long-term physical risk impacts increase. The combined effect could be highly inflationary to consumer prices," van Joolingen said. The High Warming scenario assumes the 2024 temperature spike will persist in the long term, further ...

Investors continue to dump Climate Active certifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... Active. The review followed accusations from The Australia Institute that the scheme "may be misleading and deceptive under consumer law." The review has been drawn out, with the Carbon Market Institute recently calling for the scheme to be reformed ...

Trump presidency pushes Aussies to ethical super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025  |  NEWS
The inauguration of President Donald Trump in the US and the heightened volatility and uncertainty that has followed has been a boon for Future Super, the fund says. Analysis of Future Super's member acquisition data shared with FS Sustainability ...

Board cyber security oversight 'endangers' firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... responsible for what goes on, the government uses the information to track cyber incidents and impact in Australia. "It's consumer protection at large, yes, but the time frames are quite tight, particularly when it can take a while to figure out ...

Disclosure of climate risks doubles in four years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... have the highest prevalence of climate risk disclosures. Other sectors to see significant growth in disclosures include consumer staples (57%), healthcare (35%), and real estate (30%). "Despite the ebbs and flows of global politics, climate risk continues ...

5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... and pursuing fossil fuel expansion projects. "If these loopholes are not closed, it will be a missed opportunity for consumer protection in Europe." As for the investment managers most significantly exposed to fossil fuels, the research showed JPMorgan ...

Green moves: RIAA, Ownership Matters, Pollination Group

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Ross Piper is stepping down as chair of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia after seven years on the board and will be replaced by a First Sentier Investments executive. RIAA said Piper played a critical role in advancing responsible ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... to be breaking new ground in delivering innovative life insurance solutions for Aussie consumers - whether direct to consumer, via affinity referral relationships and strategic alliance partnerships, whether bridging the gap between retail/advised and ...

Advertisers to adhere to new Environmental Claims Code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... standards when making environmental claims. It is intended to "complement and reinforce" the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) guidance on the same topic. The new code follows a review by the AANA of the existing Environmental Claims ...
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