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Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... infrastructure, and venture capital, which they leverage to attract corporate partners and deal flow across the climate technology ecosystem, a statement from Climate Tech said. Climate Tech Partners is nearing its $45 million target first close, with ...

Investors and business leaders call for end to 'weak' net zero pledge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... fuels are eliminated entirely. A Future Group spokesperson called net zero "weak" and reliant on offsets and "unproven technology" and Fortescue called for a clear and transparent roadmap to end fossil fuels. Despite growing renewables, Australia has ...

Regulation drives ESG advice boom

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... (AI) tools are experiencing growing demand from entities struggling to navigate new ESG rules, according to global technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG). A doubling down of sustainability initiatives amid growing climate ...

Insignia exec appointed local chief of MUFG Retirement Solutions

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... career includes stints at IOOF, National Australia Bank, Aviva and MLC. Most recently, he was the chief operating and technology officer at Insignia Financial. Lombardo said: "I am excited to join the MUFG Retirement Solutions business and to lead the ...

Northern Trust streamlines carbon credits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... ecosystem connects institutional buyers with project developers and is supported by private ledger digital blockchain technology. Northern Trust acts as the designated custodian. "Despite some automation and digitisation in the VCM over the last few ...

BlackRock's Chantal Giles expands role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... construction capabilities. Previously, she worked in other areas of the firm. These include stints with BlackRock's technology platform Aladdin, operations and institutional sales, where she looked after many of its superannuation fund relationships. ...

Green bank returns $5.4bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... new investment programs: the Rewiring the Nation Fund, the Household Energy Upgrades Fund, and the Powering Australia Technology Fund. Rewiring the Nation Fund reached $2.8 billion in lifetime commitments, including $1.92 billion for Transgrid's Humelink ...

Green moves: S&P, Northern Trust, Magellan, Maple-Brown Abbott

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... consulting firm as a non-executive director. Lucchese will continue working with peers in academia at the University of Technology Sydney and in corporate change management at Earth2Mars. Before her six months at the S&P, the sustainability solutions ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... and primarily artificial intelligence (AI) - being major themes for investors in 2025. Australian Ethical said while technology and AI drove market performance to new highs in 2024, it is looking for "new stars" to emerge in 2025. "[In] 2024 we talked ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... electrification, not primarily because of subsidies but for economic reasons." Capgemini chief executive Aiman Ezzat said technology investment was a key coping mechanism for businesses navigating uncertainty. "With a focus on innovation, supply chains ...