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Defunct fund pays greenwashing fine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... ASIC has also levied fines against Future Super, Black Mountain Energy, Diversa Trustees Limited, Vanguard Investments Australia, Tlau Energy and Northern Trust Asset Management. ASIC currently has three greenwashing-related civil penalty actions before ...

Investors scrutinise Australia-first gender pay gap data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... today published data on base salaries and total remuneration median gender pay gaps for private sector employers in Australia with 100 or more employees. Nationally, the median total remuneration gender pay gap - base salary plus benefits - stands at ...

Personal views influence climate decision-making

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... moderately concerned. Market Forces partnered with NewtonX to survey executives at the largest financial institutions across Australia, the UK, the US, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and Belgium. APAC CEOs were most concerned about reputational risk (82%) ...

Aware and Macquarie partner on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Reduction Act of 2022 has pushed $500 b of new spending and tax breaks to accelerate the transition to net zero in the US. Australia has tabled its own response to the legislature. Aware says the deal will help diversify its A$10.2 billion private equity ...

Rest makes another impact investment allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Rest is $150 million closer to reaching its impact investment target after allocating to a listed equity fund. Rest has invested in an international listed equities strategy run by Ninety-One, which "aims to achieve long-term total returns by investing ...

Family businesses see ESG driving future: Grant Thornton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A large percentage of family-owned business that expect "notable" future revenue growth are acting on ESG and sustainability strategies, linking embracing sustainability with long term success, according to research from Grant Thornton. According to ...

AXA IM warns companies on climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... oversight of climate-related issues at board level" and supported 68% of ESG-related shareholder proposals. Jack Herring, Australia Program Manager at InfluenceMap, told FS Sustainability that AXA IM's announcement "makes clear that more accurate ...

New Forests invests in Thai peat forest

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
New Forests has invested in a 70,000-hectare block of peat swamp forest in Thailand as the first investment in its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2). New Forest's investment in the Kuan Kreng Landscape (KKL) in Thailand holds the country's ...

Australian Unity to assist as trustees in compensation deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... brought against the federal government by lead plaintiff Ali Yasmin and a group of fellow Indonesians, who arrived in Australia from Indonesia on people smuggling boats from 2008, Australian Unity said. The victims were at the time children under 18 ...

AI trumps climate as chief risk factor: economists

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... this week where Nicki Hutley, independent economic consultant and Climate Council councillor, addressed the outlook for Australia after attending the World Economic Forum in Davos. While discussions around climate and extreme weather were widely discussed ...