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Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Indonesia's sustainable development goals (SDGs) last month, which was attended by several Indonesian government agencies, the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and the Ford Foundation. The proposed Orange bonds aim to support women-focused enterprises ...

Quinbrook closes clean energy capital raise at $3bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... raised to more than US$4.3 bn. It follows the Low Carbon Power Fund, which closed at US$1.6 bn in 2019, and the Renewables Impact Fund, which raised an oversubscribed £620 million in October 2023, exceeding its £500 million target. The latest strategy ...

NZ investors to buoy positive impact funds, fears greenwashing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Positive impact fund managers should direct their efforts towards the New Zealand market after an investor survey last month found three in four New Zealanders want to invest in positive impact strategies. The annual survey, Voices of Aotearoa: Demand ...

ISS ESG to plug emissions data shortfall for banks, insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... next year. "RIAA expects the bill to go back to the Senate for approval this month. At this stage, we don't expect any impact on the timeline and the reporting regime should commence 1 January 2025. In fact, we would not support any further delay ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... the norm for most fund managers, and investors who have defined their values will continue to pursue pure sustainable and impact funds," Popat said. "Only 5% of all funds and ETFs in Australia are invested in sustainable options, so investor demand has ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has appointed a former Dexus executive as its new real estate managing director. Deborah Coakley will begin her new role at QIC's $112 billion alternatives platform on October 15. She previously spent 11 years ...

Olympics flame sparks $10bn pledge to sports equality

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
International development banks pledge $10 billion to promote the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in sports. This comes as the Paris Summer Olympics kick off, with the opening ceremony held on Friday. The inaugural Sport for ...

QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Infrastructure sustainability principal Andrew Sellick said sustainability has transformed from a narrow view of the environmental impact of a business to a broad cross-section of strategic challenges that are expanding in breadth and accelerating at ...

AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
AustralianSuper and HESTA have taken a majority stake in a new housing company that seeks to provide institutional investors stable, long-term returns through large-scale housing investments across Australia. The new company, backed by the industry ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... assumptions about economic policy," Brown said. "One thing that we are confident about is that most of the macroeconomic impact won't be felt until 2026 onwards. Not only due to the time it will take to legislate and implement his agenda, but also ...