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Treasury wants 'more confidence' in sustainable product labels

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... relevant products. "The objective of sustainable product labelling is to ensure that investors have confidence in the sustainability claims made by product issuers, and to ensure that investors can confidently compare different products making sustainability ...

Perpetual wealth hires sustainability manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... the business's responsible investment products and policies. Rachel Phillips brings years of experience in sustainability practices, working most recently with JP Morgan Asset Management and KPMG in Hong Kong. Now based in Sydney, Phillips will be ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... decade at EY building the Sydney-based ESG advisory and assurance practice, where she advised corporate clients on sustainability strategy, carbon risk, and social impact. Meanwhile, Tom Twinn has been promoted to portfolio manager - balance sheet at ...

Instos committed to ESG despite lower advocacy: BNP Paribas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... revealed that while there has been a lower level of advocacy for ESG investing, 87% of respondents said their ESG and sustainability objectives remain unchanged. Additionally, 84% believe the pace of progress of sustainability is either going to continue ...

SIAA chief executive steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... outstanding team I am proud to have strengthened the voice of our members as well as peer engagement, improved financial sustainability, and delivered key advocacy outcomes. There is more to be done, and my decision was not taken lightly. Ultimately ...

Scientific Beta offers portfolio solution to institutional investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... specialisation. Meanwhile, it said Australian asset owners also face challenges in integrating multiple objectives in sustainability portfolios. "Completion portfolios represent a solution to the persistent challenge of portfolio management: ensuring ...

Major airport lands TelstraSuper as new investor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... part of it, Terminal 6 is being redeveloped to deliver a "modern, world-class terminal experience with a focus on sustainability, innovation, and enhanced passenger services" over 1.2 million square feet. The $27 billion super fund is investing an undisclosed ...

Chalmers opens economic reform consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... helping to shape our national reform priorities to boost productivity, strengthen our resilience and improve budget sustainability," Chalmers said. "More invitations will be issued in tranches and in due course, as the agenda takes shape." Chalmers said ...

Robeco names Singapore country head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... Established in 2016, Robeco's Singapore office serves as a regional hub for its Asian fixed-income team and sustainability teams. In addition to managing the transition Asian bond strategy, the regional fixed income team also oversees the emerging ...

Pension leaders urge US 401(k) plans to embrace private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... allocation, especially in private markets. At the same time, pension investing is undergoing a structural reset. Scale, sustainability, and diversification are moving from aspiration to necessity, as labour shifts, fiscal pressures, and demographic headwinds ...