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Heat-related illness to 'overwhelm' Australian healthcare

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
A new report highlights how extreme climate change conditions, especially heightened temperatures, could inflict serious pain on Australia's healthcare system. The Australia's Climate Risk Assessment Signals Severe Health System Strain By 2050 report ...

Norges Bank expands global energy transition investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the investment management arm of Norges Bank, has committed $2.3 billion (US$1.5bn) to Brookfield Asset Management's Global Transition Fund II (BGTF II) to expand its current mandate from the government. The ...

Minderoo commits $9m to boost ocean impact investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Minderoo Foundation's Strategic Impact Fund (SIF) has committed $8.9 million (€5m) to a Monegasque fund focused on restoring ocean health and building a sustainable blue economy. The ReOcean Fund - founded by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and Monaco ...

New energy park to eliminate nearly 70k tonnes of CO2

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Pacific Green, the global battery energy storage company, has secured a planning permit from the Victorian government for its second grid-scale battery energy park in Portland, which can unlock over $6 billion of investment in renewable projects. The ...

Macquarie green energy fund exceeds target by over $1bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Macquarie Asset Management has announced the final close of its Macquarie Green Energy Transition Solutions fund (MGETS) with over $4.6 billion (US$3bn) in total commitments, exceeding its initial target of $3 billion (US$2bn). MGETS raised over $3.6 ...

Government hands down 2035 climate target

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Australia aims to reduce its emissions by between 62% to 70% by 2035, committing close to $10 billion to help make it happen. Issuing its emissions reduction target yesterday, the government said it is an ambitious but achievable target if implemented ...

'Unstoppable' energy transition to set stage for sustainable infra boom

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Despite recent drawbacks, sustainability remains a key driver of financial performance and risk management for most global investors, with many now attracted to energy transition-focused infrastructure funds, a survey found. The IFM Investors' PM700 ...

Discipline is key to good engagements: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
As super funds' portfolio grow, so too does the importance of engagement to ensure investments align with the portfolio requirements - but sometimes these interactions can get a little out of hand. Speaking at the JANA Conference 2025, Rest general ...

Aware Super backs UK battery storage project

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Aware Super has partnered with European fund manager Equitix and the UK National Wealth Fund (NWF) to invest $1.04 billion (£500m) in a UK battery storage platform. Led by Equitix, the consortium will fund Eelpower Energy to build, own, and operate ...

QIC invests to extract critical renewable energy materials

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
QIC has made an investment via its $150 million QIC Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund (QCMBTF) to support Ark Mines' Sandy Mitchell Rare Earths Project. The project, located 230km northwest of Cairns, contains significant resources of ...