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Podcast: Divestment, impact, and all that good stuff with Sharon Davis of Future Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Today, senior journalist and host Rose Mary Petrass sits down with Sharon Davis, Executive Director of Investments at Future Super, a superfund that invests for a fossil fuel free future. The superannuation firm has no coal, oil and gas holdings, and ...

Canberra's new plan a winner for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... capital flight, Australia must compete globally for investment. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) managing director of policy, Erwin Jackson, commented: "With the right policy settings in place, Australian companies and investors could utilise ...

Two new ETFs for Franklin Templeton

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... these until now." FRGG and FRAR are an offshoot of Franklin Templeton's managed funds. Franklin Templeton managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand Felicity Walsh said the fund manager's range of active ETFs provide access to specialised ...

Sandon Capital to buy carbon farms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... seven cents ($.0667) in cash for every share held. Sandon Capital was founded by Gabriel Radzyminski who is managing director, chief investment officer and chair of the firm. The firm has an ethos of actively engaging with the boards of underperforming ...

Investors fail to vote for climate despite pledges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... at 45 energy companies on the CA100+ "focus list" with the largest fossil fuel expansion plans. Researchers analysed director votes against company performance in the CA100+ benchmark. In recent months, firms including Invesco, State Street Global Advisers ...

Australian Ethical lead returns to CoreData

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
The investment director of one of Australia's premier ethical investment firms has returned to a global market research consultancy after a decade. Angus Dennis has moved back to CoreData to lead responsible investment and ESG, after a two-year stint ...

MLC Life hires from U Ethical

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
A former U Ethical Investors' ethics and impact manager has landed at MLC Life Insurance as a sustainability manager. In the new role, Desiree Lucchese will help advance, refine, and implement the insurer's broad sustainability strategy and ...

Philanthropic donations under scrutiny

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability contacted the other firms that made donations. They did not provide comment at the time of publishing. Bill Browne, director of the democracy and accountability program at the Australia Institute said since referendums are so rare in Australia ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... announced. Australia currently imports around 97% of PV panels from China, energy analyst Tim Buckey said. Buckley, who is director of independent think tank Climate Energy Finance, said the initiative will boost regions and workforces with historic ...

Shared Value founder heads up regional alliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... view that super funds should leverage capital to add value to society - in October 2020 but stayed on as a non-executive director, where she will remain. She then picked up a variety of short-term consulting projects in the interim, including as head ...