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Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Bioy says is mainly caused by sector biases, including fund being underweight in traditional energy and overweight in technology. Renewable stocks also suffered due to interest rates, inflation, and supply chain disruption. "ESG funds, like any investment ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... will co-invest with TowerBrook in a Canadian firm that specialises in servicing wind turbines with "up-tower" crane technology, LiftWerx. Up-tower cranes are designed to be a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to mobile cranes ...

RIAA warns against carbon capture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... over 500 investors cautions investors and companies against gambling their transition plans on unproven and unscaled technology, as the Senate recommends a ban on carbon capture and storage (CCS). This comes as a host of players ramp up their spending ...

QIC backs new venture capital initiative

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... (QVCDF). QIC private equity senior associate Matiela Baker said the program will provide a pathway into the early-stage technology investment industry, where female investors are notably underrepresented. "Approximately one in four members of early-stage ...

TelstraSuper pumps more into renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... these opportunities to allow our members to benefit from the transition to a lower carbon economy." He said as the technology evolves, so do the opportunities for investment. "We are delighted to support projects that may have a real impact on addressing ...

Microsoft makes largest ever offset purchase

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Microsoft is only the latest tech giant to invest in a controversial technology aiming to capture CO2 and store it underground through "subsurface saline sequestration". The world's leading tech company with US$3.15 trillion market cap says the tech ...

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... International Settlements, Australian Treasury and as a visiting professor in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Importantly, Debelle also chaired the Global Foreign Exchange Committee, which coordinates standards for central banks ...

NAB funds DEI workplace research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
First Nations Australians are reporting racism and a lack of cultural safety at work. The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research (Jumbunna), the UTS Business School, and the Diversity Council Australia ...

QIC invests in Australian biotech start-up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... year, despite over 90% of drug candidates failing in human trials after successful animal testing," Meinert said. "This technology is not just a leap forward in terms of innovation; it is a paradigm shift towards creating life-like human tissue models ...

Investible, top VCs back Fugu Carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... decarbonise. "We must provide a green low-cost solution for them. Many companies are trying to do this now, but their technology is often difficult to implement in the real world due to cost, deployability or manufacturing limitations." Co-founder Mac ...