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How advisers can reap additional $2.1bn in revenue

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... such as cryptocurrency; navigating lifestyle and asset risk management strategies related to natural disasters like bushfires and floods; and incorporating ESG or value-alignment investing. Finally, advisers should embrace technology within their operations ...

Russell adds to sustainable managed portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... the range in May last year, following investor demand for more ESG options. "After another few years of devastating bushfires and floods, many Australians are eager to leave a positive impact on the environment in any way they can, and this includes ...

BlackRock raises $500m for Super Battery

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... systems globally, was designed to act as a 'shock absorber' for sudden power surges, including those caused by bushfires or lightning strikes. BlackRock head of Australasia Andrew Landman said: "This is a prime example of how the private sector ...

Ethical ETF popularity soars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... stewards of the planet, and in Australia, we saw a significant change of perception around climate change after the bushfires in 2019. People who had not previously thought of climate change became more aware, more concerned, and wanted to do more about ...

Super fund climate risk assessment results released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... creating financial risks for banks, insurers and superannuation trustees, whether it be the physical damage from floods or bushfires, or asset price volatility as consumer and investor demands evolve," APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said. "The guidance ...

Mutual sector overcomes pandemic headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... sector rebound strongly despite the challenges posed by COVID-19 as well as recent climate related disasters such as bushfires and flooding." Morrison was also pleased about how co-operatives and mutuals had led the way on gender diversity. The report ...

Russell Investments launches ESG managed portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
... Russell Investments head of adviser and intermediary solutions Neil Rogan said. "After another few years of devastating bushfires and floods, many Australians are eager to leave a positive impact on the environment in any way they can, and this includes ...

Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... and livelihoods are swept away." "And I say to those Australians still reeling and rebuilding from the Black Summer bushfires... the people I had the honour of shaking hands with on the New South Wales north coast, in Moruya, in the Adelaide Hills, in ...

Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... $6 billion assistance package in response to the floods would be higher than the $2.8 billion spent on the 2019-2020 bushfires and the $1.5 billion spent on the 2019 North Queensland floods. Of that spend, $2.2 billion will go to households for income ...

Australian philanthropy awards winners announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
... to countless organisations and in recent years, as the nations' regions have been impacted by debilitating drought, bushfires and then of course the pandemic, his family foundation has supported a wide range of philanthropic initiatives and innovations." ...
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