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Superannuation

Members of the university sector superannuation fund are raising concerns about the operations of one of its major holdings....

Superannuation

While super funds have doubled their investments in the fossil fuel industry to nearly $40 billion, investments in clean energy companies are declining, new research has ...

Superannuation

ASIC has warned super funds against overstating the degree of their active stewardship strategy even as new research finds their support for climate-related shareholder p...

Superannuation

Two funds are being called out for failing to divest from Australia’s largest oil and gas company, resulting in undermining their own climate commitments and potentially ...

Superannuation

Australia’s 30 largest super funds reportedly increased their investment exposure to ‘climate-wrecking’ fossil fuel companies to over $34 billion in the past year, , acco...

Superannuation

Analysis by Market Forces reveals several superannuation funds are potentially misleading consumers and contravening the Australian corporate regulator’s ‘greenwashing’ a...

Superannuation

Research from Market Forces estimates over $100 billion of superannuation is invested in the 180 climate-destructive listed companies....

Superannuation

Seven of the biggest superannuation funds with net zero commitments have voted against two or more key climate-related proposals in Australia since September, according t...

Institutional investment

Despite releasing an oil and gas transition-focused policy, the bank is lending to Origin Energy that is pursuing gas drilling that will emit 2.7 times Australia’s 2020 g...

Superannuation

The proposal as part of the Your Future, Your Super bill is unnecessary and clashes with existing legislative requirements, according to Market Forces. ...

Superannuation

While the new policy targets net zero carbon emissions by 2050 there is nothing to stop the fund from reducing climate impacts of its portfolio in the short-term, accordi...

Institutional investment

The bank has the most exposure out of any Australian bank to coal-fired power generation and has the second most exposure to gas-fired power. ...

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

11 months ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

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Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

11 months 1 week ago

Jim Chalmers has defended changes to the Future Fund’s mandate, referring to himself as a “big supporter” of the sovereign wealth fund, amid fierce opposition from the Co...

21 hours ago

Demand from institutional investors was the main driver of growth in Australia’s responsible investment (RI) market in 2023, as the industry continued to gain momentum....

21 hours ago

In a new review of the country’s largest fund, a research house says it’s well placed to deliver attractive returns despite challenges....

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