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Budget 2024: Additional $11.3bn promised for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... transitional accommodation for women and children fleeing domestic violence, and youth under the National Housing Infrastructure Facility. The Budget increased the proportion of grants for the investment from $175 million to $700 million to support crisis ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Centre of Excellence director John Gertsakis commented. Labor has earmarked $1 billion towards national recycling infrastructure as part of the Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) which is hoped to crowd in private investment. The National Reconstruction ...

BlackRock-Temasek closes at US$1.4 bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... development over the past two years. Larry Fink, BlackRock chair and CEO commented: "There is enormous demand for energy infrastructure as many countries seek to transition to lower-carbon sources of power while also achieving energy security. Decarbonization ...

Closing the Gap in First Nations investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... when it comes to economic development in Australia, and excluded from wealth creation opportunities as well as infrastructure, education, and healthcare. But the area is beginning to grow - with the Indigenous business sector accounting for roughly 0.4-0.6% ...

New framework for investors to navigate AI released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... with direct revenue exposure alongside 'picks and shovel' stocks that provide the tools, platforms, and infrastructure required to drive success in an AI-enabled world," Cairns said. "What we are most excited by is the second and third wave ...

Investors back climate disclosure mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... support for Canberra's proposed law to mandate climate disclosures. The Treasury Law Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 also lays out a new regime to protect financial market infrastructure in the event of a crisis. ...

MLC Life sustainability manager joins impact firm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... an ESG consultant at MSCI ESG Research. With a background in climate science, sustainability best practice and infrastructure planning, Lucchese worked for AECOM, the EU Commission, the UK's Capital Markets Union and the UN Global Compact's Cities ...

Funding green buildings risks greenwashing accusations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... a decarbonised world economy, CEF director Tim Buckley said. The banks "must expand" their financing of energy infrastructure and value-added critical minerals, he added. "This goes hand-in-hand with the imperative to commit to enabling a science aligned ...

Preqin offers ESG benchmark for alternatives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... private market asset classes (private equity, venture capital, real estate, private debt, natural resources and infrastructure), excluding hedge funds. The benchmark assesses more than 1000 ESG funds, as well as impact funds, climate funds, and compliance ...

Canberra's new plan a winner for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... especially when it comes to clean energy generation and storage, critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, and infrastructure. In order to meet their fiduciary duty to make returns for beneficiaries and avoid capital flight, Australia must compete globally ...
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