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Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... for data's sake alone should be front of mind in this partnership. Pollination named adviser to blended finance climate fund Also on Day Four, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Development Finance Institute Canada (FinDev Canada) announced ...

Super investment key to decarbonising Australia: ASFA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Investment by super funds will be a key source of capital to fund the structural shift necessary to transition Australia's economy to net zero, according to ASFA. The peak body for super funds has published a report examining super's role in the net ...

RIAA names Responsible Investment Super Leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has named 10 Responsible Super Fund Leaders, while noting that MySuper products of super funds demonstrating leading responsible investment practice outperformed those of non-leaders on average ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Trust of the IMF. UAE alternative investment manager Lunate Capital announced ALTÉRRA, a US$30 billion catalytic climate fund focused on scaling climate solutions in emerging economies. With BlackRock, TPG, and Brookfield as partners the fund includes ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... mechanism will mobilise up to US$207 billion by 2035 to phase out coal globally. The US Department of State, the Bezos Earth Fund, and The Rockefeller Foundation will launch the mechanism in April 2024 as an operational framework. Chile, the Philippines ...

COP28 day one recap: US$429m loss and damage fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... million. The agreement was first struck in COP27 in Egypt, but has been the source of debate surrounding who should pay for the fund, where it should be hosted, and who should benefit. The decision reportedly received a standing ovation from delegates. ...

SDG Loan Fund raises $1.1b of investor capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... (SDGs) in emerging and frontier markets, using a blended finance model. Allianz Global Investors is managing the SDG Loan Fund and FMO Investment Management is originating and managing the loan portfolio. The MacArthur Foundation has committed a US$25 ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... non-corporate Commonwealth entities include Services Australia, which delivers Medicare, the Department of Education and the Future Fund Management Agency. This week, the Department of Finance issued the Net Zero in Government Operations Strategy. The ...

Gender pay gap a key diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Improving reporting on gender pay gap and gender diversity will help investors assess where companies are addressing gender-based equality and inclusion and set the stage for engagement on diversity measures beyond gender, according to First Sentier ...

Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... According to GSIA this reflects a maturing of the industry as regulators and policymakers strengthen definitions of when a fund can be described as "sustainable" to address greenwashing risks. In Europe, the results find a long-term trend of the proportion ...