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BlackRock in $1bn capital commitment to battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Asia Pacific," said BlackRock APAC co-head of climate infrastructure Charlie Reid. "In Australia, we have an EV charging asset, but we've been missing a large scale battery storage developer in this region. This is a key piece of the puzzle." Akaysha ...

Varying levels of progress on modern slavery: IAST APAC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... held true. There are some real benefits in having a collaborative approach with investment team members, ESG specialists, asset owners, asset managers, and people with different relationships. It is much easier than if you were a single analyst in the ...

HESTA, ISPT invests in medical office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... metropolitan and regional city locations and a broad range of deal structures which could include sale and leaseback arrangements, asset co-ownership, and capital partnering on brownfield developments or greenfield asset expansion

CEFC, ANZ provide discount finance for SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... deliver. The finance extends CEFC co-financing programs, which have seen financial institutions provide more than 5,500 asset loans to business borrowers Australia-wide. "In the five years we have worked with the ANZ we have seen strong interest from ...

APRA releases climate risk assessment results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... financial risks for banks, insurers and superannuation trustees, whether it be the physical damage from floods or bushfires, or asset price volatility as consumer and investor demands evolve," said APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell. "The guidance in CPG ...

V-Square launches ESG index strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... the Your Future, Your Super performance test and APRA regulations and realised that the conundrum for a lot of Australian asset owners is to be lower fees, better value for members, while taking less risk and integrating climate, and all of that still ...

NGS Super divests from oil and gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... its portfolio to meet the 2030 target. In May the fund flagged that it would divest from stocks that they deem a stranded asset. "We didn't [divest] in 2021 off the back of our initial establishment of the target because the overall research we needed ...

Invest in sustainable development for positive return: RadiantESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... in assets under management. The focus of the fund US small and mid-cap equities with a growth orientation. In 2021, HSBC Asset Management took a minority stake in RadiantESG. The independent asset management firm is focused on ESG investment opportunities ...

New Zealand XRB releases final climate reporting paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
New Zealand's External Reporting Board (XRB) has released a final consultation paper on the mandatory Climate-related Disclosure standards that will come into force next year. The New Zealand government last year passed legislation that made climate-related ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... this week's Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) annual conference, Mark Carney, vice chair of Brookfield Asset Management and former Governor of the Bank of England, noted that Australia would bolster its case to host a COP by increasing ...