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Victoria looks to enshrine work from home rights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... "regulatory overreach," saying the Fair Work Act already includes provisions around working from home. Meantime, the Finance Sector Union (FSU) welcomed the proposal, saying it will help ease the difficulty it faces in bargaining with employers when ...

Green moves: Greenpeace, IGCC, Mirvac, PRI

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... against climate-related hazards. Before his three years with the data firm, he served as head of corporate and finance sector engagement at climate risk consultancy XDI. There, he led XDI's work with financial regulators and policy efforts related ...

New tool sniffs out greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Australians want their financial providers to set net zero commitments. Sheikh says the new tool will help the finance sector develop "meaningful, authentic, science-backed" net zero strategies. "It will empower investors to make informed investment ...

Battery storage the next energy disruptor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... solar and other renewable energy have already attracted billions of dollars, with more pledged by the sustainable finance sector. Tsen Wong, head of energy transition, REI Australia at ANZ Bank, said that in the last three years alone, they've been involved ...

Shared equity to build intergenerational wealth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... participation for First Nations communities in projects on their lands. "This partnership will bring the power of the finance sector alongside the deep knowledge and expertise of First Nations to set a new benchmark for equitable partnerships and co-design. ...

Short term thinking cripples efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... annual summit, a strong theme was teachings from First Nations philosophies and the overwhelming concern that the finance sector is not forward-thinking. Held at the Hilton Sydney on 31 October, perspectives focused on the lessons to be learned from ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... and chaired the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. During his time at RIAA O'Connor saw growth to over 500 finance sector members, representing more than US$30 trillion AUM. "Simon's appointment strengthens our commitment to ethical investment ...

New alliance brings green data to financial markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... incentivising and mobilising capital, by incorporating the cost of carbon into every decision, will enable the finance sector, and its customers, to efficiently allocate resources towards achieving net zero and beyond. Lebbon is a proponent of a carbon ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... is set to pilot a four-day work week, a win for employees in recent Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations. The Finance Sector Union (FSU) and Insignia Financial have capped months of bargaining, with 68% of employees voting in favour of a new EA, which ...

First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Management, Bank Australia, Metrics Credit Partners, and natural capital fund manager New Forests. It's not just the finance sector that can sign up - corporations like Qantas, educational institutions like the University of Sydney, and the power company ...
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