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Budget 2024: Regulators given boost to combat misconduct, cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... million per year thereafter for additional resourcing to investigate and take action against greenwashing and other sustainability-related financial misconduct. A further $1.6 million will be given over two years for ASIC and Treasury to consult on the ...

The unintended consequences of the four-day work week

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... Collins said the model can potentially lead to dissatisfaction as there is uncertainty surrounding its long-term sustainability and societal impacts. "There could be a mismatch between expectations and reality regarding maintaining productivity over ...

New framework for investors to navigate AI released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... analysis and engagement with company management on AI implementation and RAI practices. Alphinity head of ESG and sustainability Jessica Cairns said it was important to proactively investigate and understand risks and opportunities given the rapid uptake ...

Impact Alpha Partners adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... space." Meantime, joining the firm's board as a non-executive director is Désirée Lucchese. Lucchese is currently a sustainability manager at MLC Life, and previously spent more than three years as head of ethics and impact at U Ethical Investors. ...

First Sentier axes investment units, AUM takes $14bn hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... Sentier Australian Small Companies Fund lost $221 million for the period, while the Stewart Investors WS Worldwide Sustainability Fund and First Sentier Concentrated Australian Share Fund lost $163 million and $121 million respectively. The investment ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... address its approach to relief from obligation as well as resources on its website for those who prepare and use sustainability reports. These resources will be housed under a single dedicated page on ASIC's website dedicated to climate-related disclosures. ...

ISPT issues $1.5bn sustainably linked loan facility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024
... Bank of Australia (CBA), ANZ, Westpac, and HSBC acted as joint mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners and joint sustainability coordinators. With the transaction, ISPT has taken its sustainability-linked loans to a total of $5.75 billion. Additionally ...

Australia's budget position ranks second among G20 nations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... larger, during election years," the IMF said. Fiscal consolidation is needed in most countries to strengthen debt sustainability and financial stability, it added. "While the pace of fiscal consolidation should be calibrated to strike a balance between ...

Commercial real estate optimism ticks up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024
... relocate core functions in response to growing physical and functional obsolescence. This is raising the bar on sustainability as tenants are seeking to secure highly accredited green buildings at the point of relocation wherever possible. "While sentiment ...

Russell Investments introduces new ESG-focused ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... strengthen in Australia and, at the same time, investors seek investment solutions focused on the environment and sustainability. "RGOS gives investors access to quality investment ideas from multiple managers. In selecting these managers, we assess ...
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