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New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
New Forests has named Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) veteran Michelle Elliot as its global head of funds. In the newly created role, Elliot will be responsible for improving investment, operations, and investment analytics to support the investment ...

Greg Combet to depart Net Zero Economy Agency for Future Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Net Zero Economy Agency (NZEA) chair Greg Combet is set to replace Peter Costello as chair of the Future Fund, commencing mid-year. At a press conference in Canberra, treasurer Jim Chalmers said the appointment of Combet, who only recently relinquished ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Canada and Japan all stated they will "not be a co-signatory" to "death certificates" for vulnerable small island nations. Andrew Forrest called for oil and gas bosses "heads on spikes" and placed ads in 10 major newspapers calling for fossil fuels to ...

Super investment key to decarbonising Australia: ASFA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Capacity Investment Scheme. "The sustainable finance strategy really is a cornerstone," said ASFA director of economics Andrew Craston, who wrote the report. "All the elements of what needs to happen is embedded in that or attendant to that. There is ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... customers, shareholders and investors how they will adapt and grow as the global economy transitions to net zero." Q&A with Andrew Tipping, general manager, Energetics Q: What is a credible transition plan? A: For me, it's about having a robust ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... adopting Zero Emission Vehicles is commendable and sets a benchmark for major workplaces across the nation," said BCSDA CEO Andrew Petersen. "BCSD Australia is enthusiastic about supporting these initiatives through bringing international business best ...

Rest invests $1b in Quinbrook green data centres

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... for energy intensive industries, and grid support infrastructure for distributed energy. Rest chief investment officer Andrew Lill said sustainable digitisation is essential to help unlock rapid transformation in energy-efficiency and enable the connectivity ...

BlackRock's Evergreen Infrastructure fund scores US$1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
BlackRock's core infrastructure equity strategy will invest in energy transition and security, as the open-ended fund makes its first investment to acquire a US commercial and industrial solar and battery platform. With nearly US$1 billion in commitments ...

Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... reinforces UNGCNA's views. "At BCSDA, we view sustainable finance as far more than a mere financial commitment," said BCSDA CEO Andrew Petersen. "It's a strategic instrument that, when calibrated and aligned with the interconnected nature of the ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... and localised approach comes in. Communication needs to be clear and direct - or risk getting "lost in the complexity," Andrew Saunders, head of natural climate solutions at QIC added. Leske agreed: "It's very basic: [nature] is what we need to exist." ...