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Labor vows to review YFYS test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... spoke of reducing regulatory barriers that could hold back investment in renewable energy as part of a shift towards net zero. "I think the greatest role government can play is in shifting the regulatory barrier on new investment - new capital formation ...

Key investor trends unveiled in latest IFM report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... geopolitical instability, which remain uncertain. With hundreds of the world's largest businesses and 130 countries enacting net zero or carbon neutrality policies, the report suggested that investors may be pressured to decarbonise their portfolios. ...

CareSuper appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... of more than 220,000 Australians into the future." "I'm proud CareSuper is looking to the future, with a commitment to net zero carbon emissions across our investment portfolio by 2050, coupled with strong financial performance, including a balanced ...

NGS closes socially responsible option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... permanently from May 31. NGS said it is closing the socially responsible option because as the fund has committed to net zero and integrated ESG into all its investment options, making a stand-alone option no longer necessary. "Since first offering the ...

Recession-style policy but no recession: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... with other political observers that this package was likely the price of negotiations with the Nationals to achieve a net zero commitment. "But my bigger criticism is an economic one. First of all, when we put money in projects that haven't gone ...

Aussie instos commit $50bn to UK projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... billion over the next five years to both maintain existing assets, like Manchester and East Midlands airports, and a new net zero fund that will support electrification, carbon capture and solar power projects. "IFM is owned by pension funds and invests ...

Janus Henderson launches net zero ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
Janus Henderson has launched the Janus Henderson Net Zero Transition Resources Active ETF (Managed Fund) (ASX: JZRO) in Australia. It's the third active ETF the manager has launched in Australia and invests in a global equity portfolio of resources ...

Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... blue and grey hydrogen which further support fossil fuel extraction and complicates Australia's ultimate path toward net zero. These investments are certainly pushing Australia toward a greener economy, however, are not nearly sufficient to drive and ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Australia taxed at almost half the rate that applies to large companies. Frydenberg announced these measures to reach net zero emissions through technology spending, while doubling-down on the Liberal National Party's opposition to a carbon tax. ...

Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... school-aged children in the Northern Rivers region affected by the recent flood event." While Frydenberg committed to net zero by 2050 in his Budget speech, he said the way the Liberal National Party government plans to get there is through technology ...