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Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Latest fund data show ESG funds were hit hard by outflows in the June quarter, but some strategies and fund managers are thriving. Australia and New Zealand sustainable funds suffered $1.2 billion in outflows (US$800 million) in the three months to ...

First Environmental Futures trade on ASX

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Today, the ASX launched trading for three Environmental Futures contracts, pinned as a major step in the development of local carbon markets. Australia and New Zealand's first carbon futures contracts will improve access to carbon markets to allow market ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Investors are preparing for some market turbulence in the US after President Joe Biden pulled out of the race for President against Donald Trump. American Century chief investment officer Rich Weiss said Biden's decision to withdraw as the Democratic ...

ESG safe from layoffs in tight jobs market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Amidst mass redundancies, ESG roles remain safe - for now. However, job seekers face fierce competition in an employer-driven market with slow recruitment processes and rampant ghosting. A shortage of ESG pros coupled with keen demand for specialist ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Rest has awarded a US$75 million ($112.15 million) mandate to transatlantic investment manager TowerBrook Capital Partners, for its Delta private equity impact fund. The Delta fund will invest in mid-sized private companies that are expected to generate ...

Demand up for green steel

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Investors are looking to move fast on steel decarbonisation, and are seeking more supportive market conditions to support this. More than half (59%) believe effective climate policies are crucial to boost sustainable steel production and that it will ...

"Critical decade" for energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Chris Bowen called the opposition's plans for nuclear "uncosted, unexplained and undeliverable" and said the next decade is critical for investing in utility-scale generation, storage, and transmission. The government's Capacity Investment Scheme has ...

UniSuper sustainable option returns 15.2%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Sustainable options outperformed default options for the superfund, which has approximately $140 billion in funds under management. Sustainable High Growth and Sustainable Balanced options returned 15.2% and 12.2% respectively. UniSuper's default ...

Prime role for AI in impact decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Impact Alpha Partners will leverage AI in its recently launched advisory service for institutional investors, focused on environmental impact investing research. The offering will help investors identify companies in the climate solutions space that ...

MLC awards $285m mandate to Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
MLC Asset Management has awarded Janus Henderson a $285 million emerging markets equities mandate. Janus Henderson said the mandate showcased the growing need for Australian institutional investors to have exposure beyond major market indices. The mandate ...