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PEP rides ESG tailwinds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... the first diversified global private equity portfolio to be made available to wholesale and institutional investors in Australia and New Zealand. PEP Gateway is a Portfolio Investment Entity (PIE) first launched in Australia in 2019. The drawcard is ...

Investors bow to political pressure: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... year. Blackrock also scaled back its involvement. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), which runs the CA100+ in Australia, said new signatories outweigh those leaving by four-to-one. The exits are pinned to "misguided political pressure", the ...

AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... that seeks to provide institutional investors stable, long-term returns through large-scale housing investments across Australia. The new company, backed by the industry super fund giants, was born from the merger of affordable housing investment manager ...

Podcast: Top ethical, sustainable, and responsible stocks and how to find them with Erica Hall

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... 'good' ESG stock, and the best - and worst - performing sectors. Most importantly, find out what the top ESG stocks in Australia are - and whether they make good returns. Steam all episodes here.

Cbus bolsters ESG integration with new hire

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Seasoned responsible investment and ESG leader Talieh Williams has joined Cbus Super to drive integration of ESG risk and opportunity across portfolios. In the role of head of ESG integration, Williams will support the creation of long-term returns ...

RIAA warns against carbon capture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Association Australasia (RIAA) is a group of investors representing US$29 trillion in assets under management across Australia and New Zealand. Head of policy and advocacy Nayanisha Samarakoon said companies and investors need science-based action on ...

Demand up for green steel

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... (68%), and believe metallurgical coal's risk profile will increase in the next decade (80%). Most investors (59%) believe Australia should export green iron to countries with limited renewables uptake. ACCR company strategist and lead analyst Fiona Deutsch ...

Glass ceiling persists despite record women chairs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The boards of Australia's listed companies are now made up of nearly half women - but Australia's top 20 firms are lagging, with industry groups saying reasons are unclear. There is a record number of female chairs at ASX 200 and 300 companies: in the ...

TelstraSuper appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... corporate governance, having served as group sustainability manager at Westpac and ANZ, stationarity strategy adviser at Australia Post and as an environmental analyst at Eurofins. TelstraSuper head of sustainable investing David Humpheys departed the ...

"Critical decade" for energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Capacity Investment Scheme has attracted significant private investment in renewable projects. But to modernize the grid, Australia needs $122 billion in investment for utility-scale generation, storage, and transmission. Bowen argued nuclear would lead ...