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Australia’s most powerful super funds appear to be laying the groundwork to potentially walk back their climate targets amid a growing political and corporate backlash against ESG.

Meanwhile, representatives from the Self Managed Superannuation Fund Association will be in Canberra next week to lobby against the federal government’s plan to lift the tax on super funds worth more than $3m.

And the Australian Food and Grocery Council, the nation’s peak body representing supermarket suppliers, has removed its chief executive Tanya Barden with immediate effect.

Perry Williams
Business editor
The markets


Making news this morning
1
Carbon credits surge as corporates seek abatement
The value of Australian carbon credits increased by almost a third to $1.1bn last year, a report by research and advisory company RepuTex has found.
2
700,000 retirees overpaying on super fund tax
Hundreds of thousands of retirees over 65 could be overpaying taxes by $650 each year on average as the system fails to alert them, the Super Members Council has revealed.
3
Winemaking family puts historic vineyard property on market
The wealthy Sydney-based Oatley winemaking family has decided its Craigmoor Winery Estate at Mudgee in NSW is not core to its business operations.
Editor's picks
MARGIN CALL
Coal-fired ScoMo has a solar epiphany
Life out of politics for coal-fired-up former PM Scott Morrison is all sunshine now and his plans for 18 rooftop solar panels on his soon-to-be home suggest he’s seen the light.
YONI BASHAN, NICK EVANS
TAKEOVERS
Red Hawk backs Fortescue’s $254m takeover offer
Red Hawk Mining managing director Steven Michael wants shareholders to accept Fortescue’s initial $1.05-per-share offer which will rise if it secures at least 75 per cent of the company.
By GIUSEPPE TAURIELLO
Commentary
DeepSeek’s unveiling reveals the depth of China’s AI tech sector
By GLENDA KORPORAAL
Senior writer
The arrival of a Chinese challenger to the dominance of AI pioneer ChatGPT and its chip suppliers is the wake-up call the US tech titans needed.
Chinese AI interloper’s arrival not all doom for US tech sector
By DAVID ROGERS
Markets Editor
Markets are grappling with the potential ramifications of China’s DeepSeek breakthrough but the initial response of fund managers and analysts has been surprisingly constructive.
DataRoom
Is CC Capital’s Insignia interest real? Some aren’t convinced
Questions are being asked whether CC Capital is actually a genuine bidder for Insignia Financial or has it joined the fray to pump up the existing offer of Bain Capital.
Movement by banking majors not only at an executive level
As new chiefs settle in at our big banks there’s likely to be movement further down the chain as global headhunters chase talent.
Alinta’s coal-fired handbrake on Star’s survival
In a strange twist of fate the future of Star Entertainment could potentially hinge on the sale of a third of Alinta Energy and its coal-fired power stations thanks to Hong Kong connections.

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