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Instos committed to ESG despite lower advocacy: BNP Paribas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... process and achievement," BNP Paribas said. Private capital managers also reported that they were placing more emphasis on social issues (76%) and just transition (63%). Most private capital managers said they believe ESG investing can add value, improve ...

Movers and shakers: Cbus, HESTA, Rest, Minderoo and Colonial First State

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... an end, I have incredible appreciation for my time serving HESTA's more than 1 million members," Erichsen wrote on social media. "If you ever get the opportunity to work with the team at HESTA, jump - you won't look back." Former HESTA executive ...

Grok Ventures sees two executives exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... down, and neither are we," Grok Ventures said. Taylor has previously held roles at Conscious Investment Management and Social Ventures Australia.

Super funds given reprieve from Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... concerns over the retaliatory tax proposal. The announcement was made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent overnight on social media platform X (previously Twitter). "After months of productive dialogue with other countries on the OECD Global Tax Deal ...

Hollywood actors lobby pension fund to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
More than 200 actors have signed an open letter to the trustees of the SAG-Producers Pension Plan asking it to divest from fossil fuels and redirect the assets into responsible investments. Members of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation ...

Dodgy dentist defrauds members after draining super for medical procedures

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... emotionally," Marshman said. "These patients weren't just sold dental procedures. They were sold false hope through aggressive social media advertising and quick access to super." The Sunday Times reports that up to $2.3 million in patient pre-payments ...

4600 relevant providers yet to meet qualification standards: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... or is eligible to access the experienced provider pathway. Elsewhere, Kirkland announced the regulator is kicking off a social media campaign to drive awareness of high-pressure sales tactics and direct people to the Moneysmart website for information ...

Nominations open for 2025 Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... and educators. The Power50 ranges from those that are active within industry associations to those that boast a strong social media following, translating to improved financial literacy and awareness. As part of the selection process, we also invite ...

Perennial Partners buys Melior stake

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... Fernandes. The Melior Australian Impact Fund predominantly invests in Australian and New Zealand companies, delivering positive social and environmental impacts aligned to sustainable development goals (SDG). There will be no changes to the Melior Australian ...

Green moves: Airtrunk, JPMorgan, T. Rowe Price

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... JPMorgan hires from Amazon, and T. Rowe Price promotes an impact executive. Robert Bartrop has returned to Sydney to lead the social impact and community strategy at AirTrunk, the Asia Pacific technology company that aims to scale and sustain the region's ...