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Sustainable real assets boutique launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025  |  NEWS
A new investment boutique has launched in Melbourne, focused on sustainable and inclusive real assets. Peter Johnston, James Hooper, and Alexandra O'Dea have come together to form Socia Investors, 'socia' being the Latin word for 'partner'. The founders ...

Green moves: Alphinity, Australian Ethical, Climate Change Authority

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... largest industrial decarbonisation project. In addition to her executive roles, Stephens has contributed to various government, industry, and community initiatives, including serving on the New Zealand Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council and several ...

Investors continue to dump Climate Active certifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... Capital withdrew at the end of 2024, and HESTA and Pacific Equity Partners withdrew in June 2024. In late 2023, the government undertook a consultation to determine the future direction of Climate Active. The review followed accusations from The Australia ...

PE left 3bn tonnes of emissions: Emmi

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Emmi estimates that the private equity sector has left three billion tonnes of carbon footprint, but more precise figures are difficult to obtain in the opaque asset class. The recently published Company Emissions Estimates for Private Markets report ...

Analyst promotions: TCorp, Future Fund, CareSuper, Fidante, First Sentier

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... Asia Pacific. Over at Fidante Partners, investment analyst Michael Kretchmann has taken on a new role at a Swedish government agency charged with conducting due diligence on funds sitting on the Swedish pension funds platform. Kretchmann has arrived ...

Rest backs $300m solar farm and battery project

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... the nation's energy transition. "This project demonstrates our ability to bring together institutional capital, government support, and leading-edge technology to create renewable assets that provide long-term benefits to our communities and investors," ...

China issues inaugural sovereign green bonds

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
The Ministry of Finance of People's Republic of China (MOF) has launched US$824 million green bonds of three-year and five-year maturity on the London Stock Exchange's (LSE) international securities market, marking the first time that China has built ...

Investors progress on climate, but barriers emerge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... in people reporting 'lack of opportunities with appropriate risk/return profiles', as well as 'lack of government incentives.' Meanwhile, there was a four percentage point increase in those citing policy uncertainty. The Your Future ...

Green moves: Challenger, AusBiotech

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... dedicated to the development, growth and prosperity of the life science industry - has added an ex-pharma external government affairs leader to its team. Stephen Richardson has stepped into the role of senior manager of policy and external affairs bringing ...

Impact investing needs instos to scale: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... important role to play in a world where capitalism is moving to a new and yet-to-be-defined alternative system. "The government cannot do everything. Yes, there's a lot of capital, but that capital sometimes is not moving where we would like it to ...