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QIC backs new venture capital initiative

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has backed a new initiative to address underrepresentation of female investors in venture capital. The initiative, 77 Venture Fellows, is a venture capital deep emersion program for 10 female candidates, with ...

TelstraSuper pumps more into renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... last year, it received $1 billion from Rest. It has now received additional funding from TelstraSuper, which said the investment aligns to its strategy of having 1% of its total assets invested in climate-focused initiatives by 2025. The fund has about ...

Instos continue to fund fossil fuel expansion

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
As of May 2024, over 7,500 institutional investors hold US$4.3 trillion worth of bonds and shares in coal, oil, and gas companies, despite many committing to wind down financed emissions. Vanguard ($413 bn), BlackRock ($400 bn), State Street ($171 bn) ...

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... executive roles. "Jim Minto brings deep expertise in life insurance, superannuation, trustee services, managed funds, investment management, financial planning, health insurance and general insurance," Bryant added. Bryant said the appointment comes ...

M&A deals ramp up ESG checks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia are much more influenced by finding value and avoiding regulatory risk than in Europe. "Considering ESG in investment decisions has become non-negotiable for many investors, the extend and depth to which ESG-related risks and opportunities ...

Robeco expands transition strategy with new funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... management in ESG-integrated strategies grew by 6.4% in 2023. At the end of 2023, 98% of assets were ESG-integrated in their investment processes. Sustainability-focused AUM increased from EUR 129.6 billion at the end of 2022 to EUR 136.1 billion at ...

HMC Capital announces new $50m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
HMC Capital has announced a strategic investment in Stor-Energy, a specialist developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). This represents the first investment by HMC's Energy Transition platform which is ...

QIC invests in Australian biotech start-up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has announced a new investment in a Brisbane-based biotech start-up. Gelomics has developed a 3D tissue culture system that allows scientists to grow microscopic representations of human tissue to eliminate the ...

Podcast: First Nations cultural heritage and FPIC with Rachel Perkins and Anirudha (Anu) Nagar

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... (NNTC) and the First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance (FNHPA). Anu is the NNTC's Director of Clean Energy and Investment. He comes from a background defending the rights of Indigenous communities in development projects in South Asia, police ...

Investible, top VCs back Fugu Carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... respectively served as co-founder and COO, and first employee, of the solar project, acquired by Mike Cannon-Brookes' investment firm Grok Ventures in September last year. The funding round allows Fugu Carbon to prepare for full-scale production ...