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Super moves: Qantas Super, VFMC, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... reporting. In her new role, Gaskin will lead the asset management division's contribution to the newly legislated climate risk assessment and reporting per the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards. The new standards came into effect in January ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... understanding around the risks of investing in companies that are negligent to ESG factors, or haven't considered climate risk in their future plans..." she said. "We've also seen more opportunities to invest in ESG-aligned investment products ...

Future Fund annual return 'very strong'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
The Future Fund delivered a 9.1% annual return in FY24, adding $18.8 billion to the portfolio, bringing the sovereign wealth fund's total value to $224.9 billion. This performance lifts its 10-year average annual return to 8.3%, exceeding a mandate ...

Impact Alpha Partners adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... Lucchese, Huang said: "Désirée's deep and cross-disciplinary expertise, which spans environmental science and systems, climate risk evaluations, and sustainable finance frameworks will provide invaluable guidance for Impact Alpha Partners and our clients ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... entities to have to go to the significant expense, as well as the investment of time, to prove they have no material climate risk," CA ANZ reporting and assurance leader Amir Ghandar said. "What's the point of subjecting Group 3 firms to such costs when ...

ART adds heavyweights to board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... outstanding additions to the ART board, and further strengthen our expertise in a wide range of areas, including climate risk management, cyber security, insurance and governance," Fraser said. "Our fund is growing every day, now looking after more than ...

Treasury releases climate disclosure draft legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... management will have to report on the financial impacts of climate change from 1 July 2026, according to mandatory climate risk reporting legislation proposed by government. Treasury released the exposure draft of legislation that would make financial ...

ART outlines road to net zero 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... Trust's Net Zero 2050 Roadmap takes a long-term view that aims to be pragmatic, measured and actionable, to help manage climate risk while safe-guarding and growing the retirement savings of our members to help them retire well, with confidence," ...

MSCI amplifies AI capabilities

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... generative AI, MSCI will leverage Google's gen AI technologies to help investors measure and manage portfolio exposure to climate risk and identify low carbon investment opportunities. "The AI revolution has led to rising expectations among companies ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
The Commonwealth of Australia will disclose climate risk in sovereign bonds for the first time following the settlement of a world-first class action lawsuit. The case, filed in 2020 by retail investor Kathleen O'Donnell, was represented pro bono ...