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Grok Ventures appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investments. Grok has named global funds management executive Tan Kueh as CEO, while Jeremy Kwong-Law will remain as chief investment officer. Kueh has more than 20 years' experience in asset management, wealth management and investment banking, at one ...

SIX launches share platform for investors, activists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A former co-founder of Future Super has launched Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX), a share trading platform that combines activism and investing. SIX is co-founded by Adam Verwey, a former co-founder of Future Super, and Sophie Hall, an experienced ...

Brookfield reaches first close on second transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... a UK onshore renewables developer and a solar development partnership in India, with a "robust" pipeline of further investment opportunities. The Fund is the successor of the inaugural Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF I) which closed with $15 ...

ASX companies boosting ESG staff, oversight: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... opportunities for their business, while 83% say managing ESG and sustainability issues means additional costs. "We've seen an investment in staff, increasing senior or board level accountability, more KPIs introduced, and we've seen more interest in ...

Green bond investors left in the dark

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... environmentally beneficial projects, also suffer from a scarcity of post-issuance reporting data. According to Insight Investment, the absence of a uniform approach results in vastly different carbon emissions data depending on which methodology is used ...

NAB negotiates green loan with US-based renewables developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank was one of four parties serving as joint lead arrangers on a deal that saw a US-based renewable energy developer increase its revolving credit facility as a green loan. Houston-based Swift Current Energy upped its US$225 million ...

Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... (CSDDD), which will require companies to consider the social and environmental impact of their operations. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) said EU legislative changes pose a challenge for Australian companies and investors alike ...

Investors push for nature in climate plans

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Awareness Practices) approach to nature plans is still in its early stages in Australia, a growing focus on nature in investment decisions means its adoption is expected to grow exponentially, following a trajectory similar to Task Force on Climate-related ...

Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... it expresses analysts' assessments of asset managers' "determination to incorporate ESG factors into their investment processes and deliver sustainability outcomes, relative to peers." Fund managers are evaluated on three pillars - philosophy ...

Ninety One launches emerging market transition debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Global investment manager Ninety One has launched an emerging market debt strategy that will focus on investing in company issuance that finances the transition to a lower carbon economy. The Emerging Market Transition Debt (EMTD) will aim to provide ...