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Liberals respond to Federal Budget

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... short term. To support this, he proposed unlocking gas reserves in key areas like the Beetaloo Basin, defunding the Environmental Defenders Office, which he claims is obstructing important projects, and committing to an annual release of offshore acreage ...

Budget 2024: Change to foreign investment rules

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... Account that adds discipline to investments in the national interest, and strengthen and streamline approvals - across environmental, planning, cultural heritage and foreign investment," Chalmers said. The government will strengthen the foreign resident ...

Brighter Super to close socially responsible options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... $119.5 million in funds under management. "Brighter Super has recently made the decision to ensure that we consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, and in particular governance of carbon emissions, across all our investment options," ...

Succession planning troubles family offices: J.P. Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024
... financial legacy for the family; continuation of the family business, if applicable; philanthropic, social, and environmental impact; and standing or legacy within the community. "In the US, respondents noted that philanthropy is the primary method to ...

Impact Alpha Partners adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... Ethical Investors. Welcoming Lucchese, Huang said: "Désirée's deep and cross-disciplinary expertise, which spans environmental science and systems, climate risk evaluations, and sustainable finance frameworks will provide invaluable guidance for Impact ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... requirements." Meantime, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo said growing interest in environmental, social, and governance issues had driven the need for more thorough disclosure requirements but said the phased rollout ...

Russell Investments introduces new ESG-focused ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... in Australia, offering investors access to an actively managed portfolio of international shares with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. Russell Investments has launched its first multi-strategy exchange-traded fund ...

Hejaz awards technology mandate to wealth platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
... circumventing companies engaged in activities deemed immoral or harmful by Islam. These companies must also meet strict environmental, social, or governance (ESG) criteria. Openmarkets chief executive Dan Jowett said the business was proud to contribute ...

Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... conduct are at risk of enforcement actions from ASIC, as has been warned previously. The concept of AI, much like environmental terminology, encompasses a wide range of meanings. Just as labeling something 'green' can imply various environmental claims ...

Bloom Impact, MSC pulled up for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... over allegations that its investor funds "were exposed to controversial weapons investments, despite Morningstar's Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Policy stating that such investments would be excluded." The PDS for the Morningstar ...
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