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Green aluminium gets $2bn boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Canberra's $2 billion green aluminium investment will help fast-track the $5.1 billion industry to become a green export powerhouse. The Green Aluminium Production Credit incentivises aluminium smelters to transition to renewable energy by 2036. Aluminium ...

China plays long game on battery disruption

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Reports from consultancy Rho Motion reveal that battery minerals supply is too high for EV demand - here's why analysts say that might not be such a bad thing. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Ramrakha said. "Generally speaking, equity ESG focused funds have kept up with the broader market. "ESG funds with exposure to tech would have benefitted from the outsized returns of the sector." Australian Ethical Super Employer International Shares ...

Meta fact-checking move unsettles ethical investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Vanguard, Dimensional, and Australian Ethical - do not. In fact, ESG funds which are top performers historically benefit from tech exposure, with Meta having delivered strong returns for investors over the years. In 2024, the stock surged 70%. Morningstar ...

Super moves: Future Fund, QIC, Vanguard Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Max Gill has been promoted to senior portfolio analyst with QIC's state investments team. Gill joined the Queensland Government's $68 billion investment arm six years ago working initially with the global multi-asset team followed by the state ...

Subscription EVs attract HESTA, IFM interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... equity Adrian Kerley said. "We're very pleased to be investing in a company like Splend, which fits well with our focus on tech-enabled service companies and energy transition objectives. Splend's fleet of electric vehicles in Australia and the ...

Green careers in silent crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
New insights reveal sustainability professionals are fighting anxiety, loneliness, imposter syndrome, and internal greenwashing, both at home and abroad. A UK study has revealed 43% of green professionals are the sole staff member responsible for sustainability ...

Powering AI: An opportunity for investors?

HAMISH CHAMBERLAYNE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Power availability is the biggest challenge for artificial intelligence (AI) growth. The power demands of AI, combined with the impacts of reindustrialisation, electric vehicles (EVs), and the transition to renewable energy, sees the technology represent ...

Zenith hires from Preqin and Morningstar

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Zenith Investment Partners has made two new appointments to its business development team - Jim Wang and Doug Hope. Based in Sydney, they will report to Zenith's head of sales, Glenn Boyes. Wang will join the institutional team where he will oversee ...

The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
The growth drivers of sustainable investments in the new year will challenge even the most seasoned investor, according to Morningstar Sustainalytics' sustainable investing research head. The global ESG fund landscape will evolve rapidly as ESG regulations ...