Ethical investing
Opinion
Lithium
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.
- by William Bennett
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Analysis
Superannuation
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.
- by John Collett
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.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Investing
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.
- by Nick Nicolaides
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.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Analysis
Analysis
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.
- by John Collett
The big dilemma facing your super funds
Engage or divest? How can big super work towards a more sustainable world?
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Opinion
Climate crisis
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.
- by Wendy Syfret
Opinion
Billionaires
Billionaire heirs have a how-to-spend-it problem
More than 1000 ageing billionaire entrepreneurs are expected to bequeath $8 trillion to heirs in the coming few decades. But attitudes between the self-made and their successors are very different.
- by Chris Hughes
Gambling stocks’ 300 per cent surge is a dilemma for super funds
Gambling, with its proven links to social harms, may become a tougher investment to justify to the millions of workers who put their money in Australia’s $3.5 trillion superannuation system.
- by Amy Bainbridge
Company directors ‘could be liable for nature risk’
Directors could be personally liable for failing to consider risks caused by a company’s impact on the natural environment, according to legal advice commissioned by climate change advisory firm.
- by Clancy Yeates