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FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025

... recently," he says. What has taken off, though, is investments in opportunities like forestry, which are linked to climate change and ideal for investors who want to take advantage of potential carbon offsets and credits. McKay admits there are indeed ...

Future Fund rethinks portfolio amid 'greater uncertainty'

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025

... structural changes are creating more conflict; more intervention; higher inflation; more divergence; driving of climate change, demography and technology; more volatility and fragility; and more uncertainty. "These identified shifts increase the risk ...

Global resilience is a key systemic risk: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025

... resilience as a key thematic when making responsible investment decisions. "We see this as a systemic risk, the same as climate change, the same as decent work would be systemic risks right across the portfolio, we think global resilience is the same," ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Bupa, QIC, HESTA, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY | THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025

... including mining, oil and gas, utilities, manufacturing, and waste management. He also helped develop a risk-based climate change adaptation framework and asset management model for a global petrochemical company. Finally, Brighter Super has appointed ...

Sustainable investments jump 49% in two years

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025

... interventions to reshape the global economy onto a sustainable trajectory, capital will remain incentivised to exacerbate climate change rather than address it. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) co-chief executive Estelle Parker ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025

... committed to providing clear, accurate and transparent communication to members regarding how we are addressing climate change as a material financial risk." ASIC said payment of an infringement notice is not an admission of guilt or liability. ASIC ...

Canadian pension giant sued over alleged climate failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025

... Their case alleges that the fund has drastically underestimated its potential for financial loss as a result of climate change, saying the fund uses inadequate modelling that "provides implausibly low loss estimates" and fails to consider tipping points ...

ART invests $1bn in Macquarie fund

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025

... delivering financial returns and seeking to make a positive difference," Bradford said. "One of the many attributes of climate change is that it is an investment risk, but as we seek to transition to a low-carbon economy it also represents an investment ...

Chalmers calls for solutions, not problems

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025

... Australia's Budget," the third paper said. "These include population ageing, expanded use of digital and data technology, climate change and the net zero transformation, rising demand for care and support services, and increased geopolitical risk and ...

AustralianSuper, ASFA, Macquarie chiefs invited to Roundtable

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025

... attraction and business investment, along with Rebecca Mikula-Wright, chief executive of the Investor Group on Climate Change and Asia Investor Group on Climate Change. "The Roundtable is all about building consensus on long term economic reform, with ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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