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80% of Aussies expect ethical investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... bank commits to reducing greenhouse emissions (84%), 83% want targets for emissions reductions and 81% want to see them pledge to achieve net zero by 2050. Social issues are also rising up the agenda - 74% of Australians say social issues are important ...

Hume pledges less red tape for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
The Liberal Party is promising major changes to the financial advice industry ahead of the federal election, ones that will overhaul compliance, costs, and education standards. Senator Jane Hume promoted the idea of deregulating the advice industry ...

HSBC receives ESG accolades, criticism on same day

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
... 24 hours, HSBC received a glowing report on its ESG credentials and withering criticism that it "trashed" its own carbon pledge with a Saudi Aramco deal. S&P released its ESG ratings for $3 trillion financial institution HSBC, scoring the company 76 ...

The top ESG themes for 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
Asset owners will increasingly pressure companies on several key areas in 2022, the top priority being driving net zero emissions engagement and activity. Preserving natural resources amid the drive for net zero emissions will be top of Robeco's environmental ...

Labor pledges calm in superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Labor promises that superannuation will not be hotly contested in the upcoming federal election, vowing that if it comes to power in 2022 it will not introduce major changes. Shadow minister Stephen Jones pledged more stability and less uncertainty ...

Frydenberg pledges to move on crypto regulation

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has outlined the government's plans to move forward with new crypto asset reforms in 2022. In a speech to the Australian-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) yesterday, the Federal Treasurer described the move as the most ...

Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... 2.1% from 1.8% in the previous week on expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would need to abandon its pledge that interest rates wouldn't rise until at least 2024. November was different. Bond yields dropped and equity markets rose ...

Governments must act on net zero: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
Asset managers around the world are working hard to turn their investment strategies into measurable emissions reductions, but must be attuned to the risk of net zero washing, new research says. Morningstar's latest report, Asset Managers and Net ...

Investment consultants launch net zero scheme

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... business operations. For the consultants which offer discretionary asset management services, the commitments include a pledge to align with the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative within two years. "While accomplishing net zero is daunting, it is critical ...

Wayne Swan to chair Cbus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... superannuation sector is a world leading national achievement, and Cbus has been at the forefront of this success for decades." "I pledge to work as hard as I possibly can for all Cbus members to build on the historic strength of their fund. It is because ...