Investor heavyweights failing to boot directors on climate commitments

Investor heavyweights failing to boot directors on climate commitments

Directors at companies failing to meet any climate commitment criteria received higher support in 2023 than those that met them,according to new research.

  • byMillie Muroi

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How to fix the ageing crisis? Follow Australia,says world’s most influential investor
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How to fix the ageing crisis? Follow Australia,says world’s most influential investor

BlackRock founder Larry Fink says we focus on helping people live longer lives but not even a fraction of that effort is spent helping people afford those extra years.

  • byElizabeth Knight
The five ‘mega-forces’ to watch out for on the sharemarket in 2024

The five ‘mega-forces’ to watch out for on the sharemarket in 2024

This time last year,economists were bracing for a recession,soaring interest rates and more fallout from the war in Ukraine. Their worst fears didn’t eventuate.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Australia a magnet for green dollars,says investment giant

Australia a magnet for green dollars,says investment giant

The world’s top asset manager,BlackRock,says Australia has become one of the most attractive destinations to invest in the global clean energy shift.

  • byNick Toscano andMike Foley
BlackRock raises $500m to build Australia’s biggest battery

BlackRock raises $500m to build Australia’s biggest battery

The world’s biggest fund manager,BlackRock,has raised more than $500 million with co-investors to fund a giant battery in Australia.

  • byNick Toscano
Historic risk and opportunity in the new clean energy ‘arms race’

Historic risk and opportunity in the new clean energy ‘arms race’

The US government’s trillion-dollar clean energy stimulus has sparked a new industrial revolution,and there are fears it could cripple new Australian industries unless we fight back.

  • byNick O'Malley