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QIC beefs up energy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... and industrial mineral manufacturing companies. Irwin has earlier held senior roles at Oz Minerals including chief commercial officer. QIC's head of infrastructure, Ross Israel welcomed the new executives. "The energy and utilities sectors are undergoing ...

Cromwell restructures lending facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
A major commercial real estate investor has converted its $1.2 billion lending facility into a loan tied to emissions reduction and gender pay targets. Cromwell Property Group's loan, which includes eight lenders, was developed with the Commonwealth ...

Pollination targets climate tech start-ups

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Pollination has launched a new $150 million fund for clean energy and technology start-ups with the Queensland government as a cornerstone investor. QIC-managed Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund (QVCDF) committed to invest an undisclosed sum ...

abrdn strengthens sustainability function

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... the FTSE 250-listed fund group's new chief corporate affairs and sustainability officer. BNY Mellon's global head of commercial sustainable solutions, Kristina Church, will be the new global head of corporate sustainability. Church said: "It is a huge ...

Data demand drives tech growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... said - especially in traditionally opaque investment classes like infrastructure, private debt, private equity, and commercial real estate. "As we approach mandatory reporting, asset owners and fund managers are recognising the urgency of being able ...

Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Fernandes said the transaction aligns with its strategy of partnering to accelerate its objectives and concentrate its commercial portfolio to maximise impact.

Fund selection risk a material issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Investors face fund selection risk and a substantial disparity in performance when choosing sustainable investment strategies, especially when it comes to ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The difference in annualised returns between ESG funds can be ...

Disability inclusion is a financial issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Following the ramping up of focus on gender, racial and ethnic, and LGBTQI+ inclusion in organisations, disability inclusion has emerged as the missing puzzle piece in the campaign for better diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). There are 4.4 million ...

Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... when it comes to post-conflict peacebuilding." This could be facilitated by blended finance, and peace bonds, uniting commercial capital with traditional governance assistance. The RIAA Investor Toolkit on Human Rights and Armed Conflict was launched ...

ISPT issues $1.5bn sustainably linked loan facility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability linked loan for the ISPT Core Fund in April 2021. ISPT's $22.2 billion portfolio invests in and develops commercial, retail, logistics, warehousing and residential property in Australia.