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PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025
... infrastructure, and create a resilience-rating system for all housing to meet clean energy targets and adapt to climate change. The report, Investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation, is the second of five that the PC will publish ...

'We're proceeding' with Div 296: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
... our economy." More reforms that are likely to come into focus include red tape surrounding investment into Australia's climate transition. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) called on the government to adjust some elements of ...

Rest calls for super performance test reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... general manager of public policy and advocacy Enrico Burgio said. "Australia is facing major challenges, including climate change, an ageing population and a severe housing shortage. "Without strong policy action, it's younger Australians, including ...

Betashares acquires InvestSense, launches Trellia Wealth Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... investor benefits are available or appropriate," he said. Betashares founder and chief executive Alex Vynokur said: "In this climate, Trellia Wealth Partners represents a purpose-built offering that enables financial advisers to leverage innovation ...

Grok Ventures sees two executives exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
Grok Ventures - the climate technology investor backed by Atlassian founder Mike Cannon-Brookes - has seen chief executive Tan Kueh and chief investment officer Jeremy Kwong-Law exit the business. "Both have played a huge role in Grok's journey ...

Super funds, banks say cybersecurity is now their biggest concern

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2025
... high among superannuation trustees. Financial risks such as credit risk and market risk, financial system stability, and climate risk, received a critical and high-risk rating of 32%, 27%, and 21%, respectively. Additionally, 13% of entities identified ...

Hollywood actors lobby pension fund to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... including those involved in extraction, pipelines and other related services, and to reinvest at least 10% of assets into climate-safe, socially responsible investments over the next five years. It also calls for greater transparency around where the ...

Treasury welcomes new leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... senior positions at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; the Department of Industry; the Department of Climate Change; and the Reserve Bank of Australia. Aside from her work experience, Wilkinson served as a member on the ANU Tax Transfer ...

Australia's billionaire boom branded 'morally wrong' by Oxfam

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... closed for the wealthiest, there will be more money in the budget for healthcare, affordable housing, action on climate change and ending poverty."

Aware Super beefs up sustainability team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
High-profile ethics and impact manager Desiree Lucchese has joined Aware Super as the reporting manager for climate change and sustainability. In her new role, Lucchese will blend technical expertise with change management to serve as a liaison across ...