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State Street receives Shariah-compliant certificate

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
State Street Corporation now offers Shariah-compliant global custody and fund administration services. The announcement follows the company attaining a Shariah-compliant certificate from Amanie Advisors, a Shariah advisory firm. The Islamic finance ...

Red alert for PFAS value chain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A US$684 billion investor group urges caution as global bans on PFAS 'forever chemicals' escalate - yet opportunities await those ahead of the curve. A MUFJ-owned think tank from subsidiaries First Sentier and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The ASX-listed companies have poured $80 million into a new Australian carbon credits fund from Silva Capital. The Silva Carbon Origination Fund is one of the first funds in Australia to invest in large-scale, high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit ...

Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Wollemi Capital has appointed former NSW Treasurer Matt Kean as director, regulatory affairs and strategic partnerships. Wollemi said Kean - who was recently appointed chair of the Climate Change Authority - brings deep expertise in catalysing public ...

Catastrophe bill blows up to $90bn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Swiss Re says global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit $90.5 billion (US$60bn) in the first half of 2024, with severe thunderstorms accounting for two-thirds of that figure. Interestingly, the half was the second costliest on record for insured ...

Shareholders to say 'no' to gambling ads

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Ethical investment groups Ethinvest and Future Group are backing an investor campaign to stop media giants Seven West and Nine Entertainment from running gambling ads. Ethinvest, a financial planning group, and Future Group, the parent company of super ...

Podcast: A just transition for regional Australia with Amanda Cahill

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
No one should be left behind in the transition to a net zero economy - and behind the scenes, both private and public sectors are working hard to understand where funding needs to flow. But putting aside nice-to-haves, will achieving a just transition ...

Energy asset owners hungry for cover

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Energy assets present a number of particular insurance risks - from natural catastrophe exposures, to technology risks, to serial defects manifesting across replicated parts over a very large asset. Renewables developers and influential asset owners ...

Disorderly transition may spark financial meltdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Australian investors may face a global financial disaster as early as next year, risk researchers warn. Bert Kramer is head of climate research and ESG solutions at risk management firm Ortec Finance. He cautions that the upcoming revision of nationally ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The energy giant's US$2.35 billion ammonia buyout may placate many shareholders, but the high price paid has raised alarms given the yet-to-be-operational plant hinges on possibly impermanent carbon capture. Last week, Australian oil and gas company ...