Rio failed,now comes a big test for shareholders
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Rio failed,now comes a big test for shareholders

Rio Tinto's blunder in destroying the Juugan Gorge cave site will test big shareholders'views on corporate social responsibility.

  • byElizabeth Knight

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  • byPatrick Hatch andSarah Danckert
AustralianSuper,Unisuper slash value of unlisted assets

AustralianSuper,Unisuper slash value of unlisted assets

Super funds are major providers of capital to unlisted assets such as airports and shopping malls,two of the hardest hit industries by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Major super funds back companies using fracking

Major super funds back companies using fracking

Five of the country's largest industry funds have money invested in companies that use the controversial technique of fracking to extract gas.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
'Ethical'super funds invest in coal,oil,gas

'Ethical'super funds invest in coal,oil,gas

So-called ethical funds at some of the largest industry and retail funds have investments in thermal coal,oil and gas - the world's largest contributors to global emissions.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Smelters'stick out'in Rio Tinto's $1.5b push to cut carbon emissions

Smelters'stick out'in Rio Tinto's $1.5b push to cut carbon emissions

Rio Tinto will need to source cleaner energy for its highly carbon-intensive Australian aluminium smelters in order to achieve its new emissions-reduction targets.

  • byNick Toscano
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Scale,efficiencies'put downward pressure on super fees'

Scale,efficiencies'put downward pressure on super fees'

AustralianSuper introduces a small levy to cover the cost of a fee cap on low account balances,but it may not translate into across-the-board hikes.

  • byEmily Chantiri
Tabcorp's Paula Dwyer survives investor protest vote

Tabcorp's Paula Dwyer survives investor protest vote

More than third of votes opposed Paula Dwyer's bid to lead the wagering giant's board for up to another two years.

  • byClancy Yeates
Keating blasts'monkeys'for'grand theft'super rejig

Keating blasts'monkeys'for'grand theft'super rejig

Calls to delay the increase in the compulsory rate of superannuation has drawn a sharp response from the former prime minister.

  • byAdele Ferguson andEryk Bagshaw
'It's inevitable':Super giant ramps up lending to property developers

'It's inevitable':Super giant ramps up lending to property developers

Australia’s largest superannuation fund has upped competitive pressure on the country’s big four banks.

  • bySimon Johanson
5 questions to ask about what to do with your home in retirement

5 questions to ask about what to do with your home in retirement

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  • byChristopher Niesche