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Weak sustainability categorisation can institutionalise greenwashing: EDHEC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
As the European Union reforms its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the EDHEC Climate Institute has warned weak or inconsistent standards could institutionalise rather than mitigate misleading sustainability claims. Under the changes ...

HESTA says ethical screens partly to blame for 'disappointing' ESG returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Riddhima Talwani HESTA's Sustainable Growth option returned members 2.75% over the last year. In comparison, its High Growth and Conservative options returned 11.5% and 6.4% respectively. In a statement to Financial Standard HESTA noted member aligned ...

Broad exclusions in defence investing don't work anymore: Experts

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
The Future Fund confirmed it has not reviewed its exclusions framework in defence investments recently, the Senate Committee heard in late May. Senator Barbara Pocock was questioning if the Future Fund has conducted analysis of its framework on the ...

Values take a backseat to performance: Morningstar

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... sector, Aware Super has listened to its members regarding investing in weapons. "When we looked at introducing a weapons exclusion, we found that it would introduce a huge tracking error into those options, but that's what our members wanted, so ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... updates to the policy documents in recent years had not, however, materially changed the Guardians' actual engagement and exclusion practices. The policy changes come after New Zealand's High Court ruled against the nation's super fund in April ...

Ausbil launches sustainable equity ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... manager Måns Carlsson said the launch reflects the growing demand for sustainable investment solutions that go beyond exclusion screens. "ASUS brings our active, research-driven approach to sustainability to the ASX AQUA market, giving investors easier ...

Court finds NZ Super exclusions policies 'unlawful'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... fail to meet the basic requirements of the Act (New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001) so far as exclusion from the fund for alleged breach of human rights standards is concerned. They are unreasonable and unlawful." The court called ...

Advocacy groups challenge SEC policy on shareholder proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... shareholders of rights established by SEC regulation and decades of Commission precedent. This approach will lead to the exclusion of shareholder proposals that should be included in proxy materials, weakening a core mechanism of shareholder participation ...

AI may have a 'benign' impact on jobs: Mulino

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... and risks and needs," he said. Even though on the whole it will be good, it might lead to potential negatives such as exclusion of some people from loan markets and insurance, he added. Mulino pointed to professions that need substantial human interaction ...

First Nations people face financial exclusion, significant barriers: AFCA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... complaints, and mis-selling of funeral and other insurance products. AFCA has also received complaints related to digital exclusion, including limited internet access, unreliable mobile coverage and bank branch closures. Compounded with a lack of cultural ...
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