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Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... billion over nine years to strengthen the protection of the Great Barrier Reef, with the bulk of that money going to improving water quality. Improving the health of the Murray-Daring Basin has been allocated $139 million. The pandemic remains a concern ...

Nanuk AM lists active ETMF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... and risk management strategies. The fund invests in sub-sectors including clean energy, energy efficiency, agriculture, water, waste management, recycling, digital technologies, advanced manufacturing, and sustainable materials. "All of these areas are ...

Mixed reviews for advice industry reviewer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
Lawyer Michelle Levy's appointment in overseeing the Quality of Advice Review has received a mixed reception from the financial advice industry. The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals executive director Peter Johnston called ...

AustralianSuper announces joint venture

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
AustralianSuper has announced a new joint venture with British Land, which will see the two partner on the Canada Water Masterplan. British Land sold 50% of its stake in Canada Water Masterplan to AustralianSuper for £290 million. Following the completion ...

Charter Hall, PSP Investments acquire Brisbane site

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... the CBD. The building will also be sustainable, looking to achieve target design ratings of NABERS Energy 5.0 and NABERS Water 4.0. It will be powered 100% by renewable electricity, supplied by the grid. In other news, the property investment fund has ...

Skill shortages hitting advice firms hard

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
... table," Gordon said. "My advice to any employer at the moment would be to ensure the first interview is not to test the water and enter the meeting like it was a final interview. The candidates need to sell themselves, but you will also need to make ...

Environmental goals edge out social issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... According to Robeco head of sustainable investing research Rachel Whittaker, environmental factors such as emissions and water usage are measurable and easier to define compared to social factors, thus making it relatively seamless to incorporate in ...

New board director for Morrison & Co

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... and CAA, the respective UK energy and airport economic regulators and is an independent non-executive director for Wessex Water and a Trustee of the British Science Association. She has also worked in executive director roles for UBS and Goldman Sachs ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
Another two covid years over, a new one's just begun. Although still not proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, since the first bat flapped its covid wings in Wuhan (China), it has gone through several mutations - most notably, Alpha, Delta and now Omicron ...

The top ESG themes for 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... world to become carbon neutral by 2050. Its natural resource management engagement will focus on companies that have both water use and water waste as a material issue. "Water and waste are critical factors that influence planetary boundaries. Environmental ...