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President Donald Trump has ordered to dismantle federal government diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Diversity programs ‘must die’: Trump pushback gathers pace in Australia

US President Donald Trump’s proposed ban on diversity, equity and inclusion schemes has renewed debate about similar measures in Australia.

  • Anne Hyland

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Rugby Future Fund investors Brian O’Sullivan (left) and Geoff Wilson.

Billion-dollar ball game: Big end of town could produce cash bonanza for Australian rugby

Australian rugby has called on some of the country’s leading investors and fund managers to help fund every level of the game.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Lithium, a key component of batteries for electric vehicles, has been falling in price.

Green dreams go bad: Why feel-good investing doesn’t make for good returns

“Green” investors have learned a harsh lesson on investing based on a feel-good narrative, instead of using fundamental or technical analysis.

  • William Bennett
Estelle Parker from the Responsible Investment the Association Australasia says says trust in some of the claims made has decreased and Australians are more wary of greenwashing.

Think your super fund is investing ethically? It pays to double-check

The claims of super funds that they invest ethically are not always what they seem, and workers are encouraged to delve into their fund’s disclosures.

  • John Collett
Long-term NAB shareholder Diana Beere is seeking access to some of the bank’s internal documents.

NAB shareholder takes bank to court in a bid to secure confidential papers

Diana Beere is fighting the bank in court to ensure it is true to its word on investing in coal mining before she passes her shares on to her descendants.

  • Millie Muroi
Based in Santa Clara, California, Nvidia is now the third-biggest company in the US.

Why young Australians are flocking to US shares to build wealth

By the year’s end, American and global shares could account for a combined 70 per cent of younger investors’ portfolios.

  • Nick Nicolaides
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ASIC secured a major court victory after the Federal Court found Vanguard engaged in misleading conduct because its sustainable fund exposed investors to companies with links to fossil fuels, oil and gas exploration.

Vanguard misled investors about its ethical fund, Federal Court finds

The asset manager wasn’t truthful about its $1 billion ethical fund, the court ruled in a major win for the corporate regulator in its crackdown on greenwashing.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Australian Ethical Chief Customer Officer, Maria Loyez , says

More want to invest ethically, but one thing’s holding them back

Many investors say they lack confidence in being able to select truly ethical investments, amid a crackdown on greenwashing.

  • John Collett
Divestment or engagement? How can super funds work towards a more sustainable world.

The big dilemma facing your super funds

Engage or divest? How can big super work towards a more sustainable world?

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
I’ve worked with dozens of businesses to present the climate crisis as less a tragedy of government and corporate mismanagement, and more a matter of lifestyle.

I was a corporate greenwasher. Sorry for making you think metal straws would fix climate change

This wasn’t the creative life I pictured when I set out to become a writer. But it was a line of work I excelled at. I helped businesses rebrand it as a matter of lifestyle, solved by reusable cups and composting.

  • Wendy Syfret

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