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RBA considers impact of climate on monetary policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia is assessing how the economic effects of climate change may affect monetary policy, including the merits of flexible inflation targeting. Speaking at the Sir Leslie Melville Lecture in Canberra, future governor Michele ...

AustralianSuper hires head of international, private equity

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... manage short-term macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility and the longer-term sustainability challenges created by climate change. "I look forward to playing my part in the fund's growth and the unique opportunities that process will create," he said. ...

Retail investors ready to dive back in: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... (12%), the growing national debt (10%), and Australian tax policy (6%). Interestingly, concerns around the impact of climate change have reduced from 12% last year to 8% this year. "We can also see that investors are looking to invest in those trusted ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary issue?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... added there will be growing sophistication in the market for human rights issues. Biodiversity and the link with climate change and the energy transition will be key investment themes going forward, Viehs said. He said there was an emphasis on data availability ...

Lowe hands down RBA board shake up

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... undertake five-yearly open and transparent reviews of the monetary policy framework. Lowe also reinforced that climate change will remain a central area of concentration for the bank. The government's review panel further identified opportunities ...

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... also producing around 17% of national emissions while being exposed to climate extremes. "The long-term impact of climate change on the agriculture sector and its critical role in food and fibre production is an important problem to tackle in a world ...

Treasury mandates APRA consider climate risks in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... insurers. "For the first time, the government is explicit in requiring the regulator to consider risks related to climate change as part of its work," Chalmers said. "This includes promoting transparency in relation to financial risks and the adoption ...

Super fund ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... look after the financial interests of their members." Dunnin added the task of a super fund isn't to solve climate change or address every social ill facing Australia. "This makes running a super fund portfolio in light of all the ESG and climate ...

Cboe launches first ever global listing network

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... benchmarks, and better technology to drive market based solutions to the biggest challenges facing society, including climate change and the energy transition," Cboe said. Abaxx initially went public in December 2020 on Cboe Canada, operating as the ...

Could the anti-woke movement come to Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... to fight a Republican proposal to prevent pension fund managers from basing investment decisions on factors like climate change. This month, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill barring state officials from investing public money to promote ...