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Chalmers champions productivity, urges tax reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has cast productivity as the government's chief priority, with budget sustainability and resilience also among its key focuses but made the case that sensible progress can't be made without proper consideration of more tax reform ...

Rest, NZ Super Fund top global rankings for best practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
Rest and the NZ Super Fund have bagged a perfect score in GlobalSWF's GSR scoreboard for governance, sustainability, and resilience. Established in 2020, the annual study examines all the publicly available information from the world's largest sovereign ...

Government to convene a productivity roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... of the key priorities: driving faster approvals for housing, energy, and infrastructure projects, while ensuring sustainability; making it easier for Australian innovators to commercialise their breakthroughs and create jobs in Australia; investing in ...

King's honours list recognises excellence in super, finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... director of Telstra for nearly a decade. Keith Tuffley was most recently the chair of the energy transition and sustainability for investment banking at Citigroup. He served as managing director of UBS Investment Bank, Australia between 1996 and 2002. ...

New Forests sees potential in Vietnamese timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... across the country. This collaboration reflects a shared vision for creating long-term value through innovation, sustainability, and positive impact on local communities," New Forests senior managing director, emerging markets Geoffrey Seeto said. "Vietnam ...

BlackRock hires Housing Australia treasury chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... South Wales Treasury, and TCorp. Katherine Palmer brings over 12 years of government balance sheet management and sustainability bond expertise to the world's biggest asset manager, following a six-month stint at the government housing body, providing ...

Aware Super beefs up sustainability team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... ethics and impact manager Desiree Lucchese has joined Aware Super as the reporting manager for climate change and sustainability. In her new role, Lucchese will blend technical expertise with change management to serve as a liaison across the super fund ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
The country's financial services regulator unveils its 'capacity building' plans as sustainability reporting becomes a mandatory requirement for small to large Australian businesses - but it was its passing update on greenwashing as an enforcement ...

'Going corporate' key to family business success: KPMG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... $1.1 trillion by 2030 and $2.6 trillion by 2040. "The movement of wealth over the next decade means a focus on sustainability and growth for family businesses. It's not just about their survival but also their ability to succeed across generations," ...

PRI chief executive David Atkin to step down

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... continued expansion into emerging markets. The organisation also aims to reinforce the financial materiality of sustainability issues as it prepares for COP30 and celebrates its anniversary.