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Coalition vows to overturn extra Future Fund priorities

Coalition vows to overturn extra Future Fund priorities

Adding clean energy and housing as supplementary investment priorities for Australia's sovereign wealth fund has drawn sharp rebuke from the opposition.

Man jailed over $33m money laundering racket

Man jailed over $33m money laundering racket

Man jailed over $33m money laundering racket

Man jailed over $33m money laundering racket

A Chinese national has been jailed for at least two-and-a-half years for trying to conceal bank deposits in a $33 million money laundering operation.

Australian investment eyed for Peruvian mining pipeline

Australian investment eyed for Peruvian mining pipeline

Australian investment eyed for Peruvian mining pipeline

Australian investment eyed for Peruvian mining pipeline

Some 50 Peruvian mining projects with a combined potential of tens of billions of dollars are being spruiked to Australian investors amid Chinese dominance.

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UAE cash for minerals, but China dominance sparks angst

UAE cash for minerals, but China dominance sparks angst

A free trade deal between Australia and the United Arab Emirates provides a pathway for significant investment in critical minerals and mining.

PM focused on affordable housing despite home furore

PM focused on affordable housing despite home furore

Anthony Albanese says he's committed to increasing affordable housing, despite copping flak for buying a $4.3 million beach house with sweeping ocean views.

Wanted: $100m investment fund seeks green Aussie tech

Wanted: $100m investment fund seeks green Aussie tech

A multimillion-dollar venture capital fund, backed by 50 companies including Westpac, is looking for clean energy innovations that could go global.

Australia may miss billions in green Chinese investment

Australia may miss billions in green Chinese investment

Chinese investment in Australia has fallen, despite the nation's growing budget for renewable energy projects in the transition to net zero emissions by 2050.

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EToro to blast off with superannuation app Spaceship

EToro to blast off with superannuation app Spaceship

EToro to blast off with superannuation app Spaceship

EToro to blast off with superannuation app Spaceship

The Mike Cannon-Brookes backed Australian superannuation platform Spaceship has been acquired by eToro in a deal worth up to $80 million.

Accused international scamming ring fronts court

Accused international scamming ring fronts court

Accused international scamming ring fronts court

Accused international scamming ring fronts court

A group of Victorians allegedly involved in a multimillion-dollar international investment scam have fronted court.

Housing sustainability framework stands up to scrutiny

Housing sustainability framework stands up to scrutiny

Housing sustainability framework stands up to scrutiny

Housing sustainability framework stands up to scrutiny

With one in seven forecast to be living in community housing within decades, a review finds foundations are in place as pressure builds for broader standards.

'Reprehensible': head of $180m Ponzi scheme jailed

'Reprehensible': head of $180m Ponzi scheme jailed

'Reprehensible': head of $180m Ponzi scheme jailed

'Reprehensible': head of $180m Ponzi scheme jailed

A man who ripped off hundreds of investors to fund his gambling and taste for luxury living has been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars.

Climate disclosure for companies to support investment

Climate disclosure for companies to support investment

Climate disclosure for companies to support investment

Climate disclosure for companies to support investment

The largest companies and financial institutions must account for climate and nature-based risks from January, which experts say will support investment.

Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing 'ethical' fund

Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing 'ethical' fund

Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing 'ethical' fund

Vanguard faces fine for greenwashing 'ethical' fund

Investment firm could have to pay fines amounting to all, or most, of it's annual profits after misleading consumers by promoting an "ethical" investment fund.

Warning to Aussie firms on mandatory climate reporting

Warning to Aussie firms on mandatory climate reporting

Warning to Aussie firms on mandatory climate reporting

Warning to Aussie firms on mandatory climate reporting

A survey of climate change strategies and disclosures of Australia's top 200 companies has found their plans need to be credible and backed by science.

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Crunch time for divestment of climate-harming companies

Big investors are using "stewardship" to get more nosy about what companies say they are doing and what they're actually doing to reduce their carbon footprint.

Super fund misled consumers through 'greenwashing'

An Australian super fund engaged in "greenwashing" by falsely telling consumers it did not invest in coal mining, oil tar sands, gambling or Russian companies.

Wanted: funds to pollinate climate, nature start-ups

Investors are being tapped for funding for early-stage companies tackling the climate crisis, the energy transition, new foods and cleaner industry.

Domestic violence surge sparks major funding boost

Family and domestic violence is rising in Queensland where the state government is directing millions of extra dollars towards frontline response and support.

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Super funds giving a green light to 'climate wreckers'

Superannuation funds have come under fire for doubling down on their investments in fossil fuels while cutting half a billion dollars from green energy funding.

Super funds respond to members' calls to dump coal

Australia's superannuation funds, as long-term investors, are increasingly making decisions based on the best returns for members in a decarbonising world.

Sustainable investment must be real not faked: ASIC

The corporate watchdog wants Australia to attract sustainable investment, not scare it off, but not at the expense of well-meaning consumers and investors.

Commissioner warns of 'tech wreck' from unchecked abuse

As Australia races to retrofit laws for generative artificial intelligence, the nation's eSafety commissioner says investigators face real-life harms every day.

'Once-in-a-generation' change in corporate reporting

Smaller firms may be wary of new reporting obligations but the big end of town is calling for rapid passage of laws requiring honesty on climate-related risks.

Australia forecast to become a carbon credit factory

Firms have been warned to be honest about the role of carbon markets in curbing climate change and biodiversity loss, with carbon credit production set to soar.

Add skills to adapt to 'new era' in climate disclosure

An online course to help firms meet obligations under new global and Australian sustainability and climate-related financial standards has opened for enrolment.

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