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ART to employ more First Nations members into its workforce

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... Action Plan (RAP), highlighting initiatives the super fund will complete by the end of 2028, including setting up a First Nations workforce target. The Innovate RAP builds on the first one delivered in 2024 and is underpinned by partnerships with First ...

Cultural competency is not a box-ticking exercise: RIAA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Leading First Nations advocates at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) today outlined new measures to strengthen community engagement and better protect First Nations cultural heritage. Allan James, head of indigenous engagement ...

Aware Super names head of stewardship

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... governance experience which includes over a decade of board experience and deep knowledge of the water sector and First Nations investment and governance frameworks," said Liza McDonald, head of responsible investments. "His ability to integrate ESG ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... laws. The code's effectiveness in dealing with customers experiencing vulnerability, including commitments to First Nations customers or customers experiencing family violence, is also up for discussion. The Life Code's reference to the disclosure ...

Debby Blakey steps down as HESTA chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... advice platform, being a leading investor voice on the climate transition, improving the way companies partner with First Nations people, and pioneering institutional investment in affordable housing. "Debby has been a passionate and tireless advocate ...

Super funds continue to fail vulnerable members: UNSW

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... communications for vulnerable or culturally diverse members, while only two of 12 were proactively engaging with First Nations communities to improve communications. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant delivered a clear message to the industry, noting ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, ART, AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... Australia's first Indigenous-led debt fund. The organisation is at the forefront of impact investing, empowering First Nations communities by directing capital and providing capacity-building support to initiatives that drive long-term economic independence ...

Public feedback welcomed for Life Code improvements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... practice in mental health underwriting?" There are also other subjects relating to family and domestic violence, First Nations customers, financial hardship, and more. Kell said the consultation paper is an important step in developing recommendations ...

ASIC targets funds over 'disappointing' retiree communications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... retirement wave already breaking, is a real missed opportunity." Constant also slammed trustees for overlooking First Nations and vulnerable members. The review found that none of the participating trustees developed retirement communications tailored ...

ASIC calls out super 'leaders and laggards'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2025
... improvement in meeting requirements of the Covenant, she warned that many are falling short when it comes to servicing First Nations members. "RSE licensees failed to adequately consider their First Nations members in their communications. While some ...
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