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Members shouldn't carry energy and housing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Fund members want their super funds to focus on risk-adjusted returns, not nation-building rhetoric, said Paul Schroder, chief executive at Australia's largest superfund with A$300 billion AUM. Speaking at the closing panel session of the Australian ...

Why top firms have more women on boards: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... 19 women chairs on the ASX 200, and 34 on the ASX 300. There are no women chairs on the ASX 20. Chair of the 30% Club Australia Nicola Wakefield AM said although Australian companies have come a long way, there is still an imbalance of power. "It's encouraging ...

Canberra targets natural disaster insurance gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... sea". Currently, the only natural hazard definition that is standardised is the word "flood". The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) said it welcomed the announcement. "There is more to be done to improve consumer understanding of policies, and standardised ...

Canberra funds $111m EV transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Australia's two premier investment vehicles have allocated $55 million in a move aimed at attracting investment and boosting affordability. The Australian Federal Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... for males and $158,806 for females, according to November 2023 data from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. The initiative is part of the government's new national strategy for gender equality, Working for Women, and will be factored ...

Cannon-Brookes backs rural climate fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... influence and deliver change for social, environmental and economic community benefit across remote, rural and regional Australia."

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... their ESG-labelled funds but did not receive a response at the time of publishing. Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA) co-chief executive Estelle Parker said RIAA's Armed Conflict Toolkit is applicable to Myanmar as the nation ...

Climate group exodus unlikely to hinder climate action: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... implement transition plans. Following this, 60 new signatories with approximately US$3 trillion in AUM have joined globally. Australia's Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), which runs the network locally, confirmed sustained growth with more joining ...

Podcast: The economic case for being a net zero superpower - Ross Garnaut

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... climate change since before net zero was a thing. In addition to authoring two landmark papers on climate change and Australia's future in 2008 and 2011, Ross Garnaut was the principal economic adviser to Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke from 1983 ...

Industry unveils plan to boost female executives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... teams at most asset owners and managers, women make up 18% of portfolio managers and 11% of chief investment officers in Australia. Future IM/Pact's mentoring initiative will match aspiring female investors with successful professional investors. ...