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Quinbrook sells off clean energy assets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Partners, the specialist investment manager, has settled on a buyer for its portfolio company, Energy Locals. Palisade Impact will purchase the energy retailer, expected to reach financial close by the end of 2024. Now with $500 million AUM, Palisade ...

Ausbil steps up slavery crackdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Ausbil has emerged as a key leader in Australia's push against labour exploitation. Ausbil Investment Management's high-profile ESG lead Måns Carlsson has been re-elected as a member of the NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner's Advisory Panel for the 2024-2025 ...

Short term thinking cripples efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Indigenous communities are at a nexus of social, environmental and intergenerational outcomes. They are a force multiplier for impact capital to do better."

Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Ahead of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) summit on November 7-8, experts discuss how investors can integrate nature risks into climate strategies. With stronger nature protection laws currently before parliament, it is emerging as a key ...

As water rises, insurer swims against tide

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Most insurers are reacting to climate change by pushing up premiums - but FM thinks discounted premiums are the right way to go when it comes to reducing risk and preventing payouts. The commercial insurance company is freeing up the finances of its ...

Podcast: Impact investing vs philanthropy - UN SDGs with Read Taylor Price

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In response, there's been an uptick in demand for companies to report on social impact through the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) - and along with it, an increase in misleading marketing through ...

Australia leads in greenwashing lawsuits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... in," ACCR said in a statement. "Accurate information about how the global energy transition towards zero emissions may impact Santos' future financial prospects is critical to investors' ability to assess the viability of their investment and their financial ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has added two impact investors to its sustainable investments team - one from Save the Children and the other from Brightlight Group. Both Julianne Wilkin and Charles Liu - who joined as senior portfolio manager and portfolio ...

Ethinvest reaches $100 million milestone

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... pudding - Ethinvest has hit $100 million in assets on the platform, after launching on HUB24 in late 2016. The ethical and impact investment advisory practice now reaps the rewards of strong investment performance and client inflows. Its three levels ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... 1 potentially dent the nation's overall military budget for its other capabilities, "there could be a net negative impact on Australia's overall military capabilities for deterring potential Chinese aggression," the research body said. The hysteria ...