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QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Queensland Investment Corporation's infrastructure arm has underlined the importance of building long-term resilience into its $34 billion portfolio by adding two new specialist roles. Julian Loh and Timothy Grech have joined QIC Infrastructure's ...

PEP rides ESG tailwinds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Australasia's largest private equity firm with $11 billion AUM has launched an investment vehicle across the ditch. PEP's latest investment fund is not advertised as ESG, but has an underlying ESG strategy. Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) says ...

Investors bow to political pressure: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Climate Action 100+'s local representative confirms two more high-profile exits but insists more funds have signed up than have departed. Parametric and Calvert Research and Management - both owned by Morgan Stanley Investment Management - recently ...

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 ...

Cbus bolsters ESG integration with new hire

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Seasoned responsible investment and ESG leader Talieh Williams has joined Cbus Super to drive integration of ESG risk and opportunity across portfolios. In the role of head of ESG integration, Williams will support the creation of long-term returns ...

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 ...

Responsible investing pro moves company-side

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Belinda White has joined a healthcare company to firm up ESG reporting and lend a hand to investor relations, after leaving First Sentier Investors in May. She joins Telix Pharmaceuticals as director of investor relations and ESG - a newly created role ...

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 ...