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Building real asset future with climate in mind: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Understanding of climate change's impact on real estate and infrastructure assets has become more sophisticated, shifting from merely meeting regulatory standards to shaping future demand for real assets, according to AXA IM Real Assets. Considerations ...

Banksia Foundation National Awards highlight sustainable innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainable design, and a government initiative which uses recycled glass, asphalt and brick to build major road infrastructure. The finalists to this year's event had a chance to present themselves earlier in March during a webcast, and van Egmond said ...

UBS hires ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... it has structured a $750 million cash advance facility with a certified green tranche for its Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund (GDIF). CBA acted as green coordinator on the deal, and assisted FSI in establishing the green financing framework which ...

Call to catalyse Australia's green hydrogen industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... success factors to catalyse Australia's hydrogen production market - getting the price right, establishing infrastructure and supply chain, navigating policy and regulation, and making it bankable through partnerships. According to PwC's analysis ...

QIC adds office fund to net zero commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... year. QIC has also last year formalised a commitment to net zero scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040 for its two pooled infrastructure funds, with 50% of that reduction to be achieved by 2030. Image courtesy of Harry Shelton on Unsplash

Fintech Bloom Impact to cultivate retail climate investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... research and analysis manager. The fund is comprised of 14% Australian equities, 54% international equities, 5% infrastructure, 7% domestic alternatives, 18% fixed income and 2% cash. "Bloom is looking to help people own and participate in the clean ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... pointed out that the fuel excise cut could have been "perhaps better spent" on supporting electric vehicles and EV infrastructure investment as well as public and active transport initiatives. Oliver Wyman head of climate and sustainability platform ...

CEFC reaches $10 billion landmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... renewable energy generation to energy storage and cleantech innovation." CEFC investments span energy, agriculture, infrastructure, property and resources and projects in which CEFC has investment commitments are forecast to avoid estimated lifetime ...

Apostle Funds Management launches people and planet fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... and deforestation. According to AFM, the fund can hold allocations to domestic and global equities, property and infrastructure, growth alternatives, fixed income, defensive alternative, and cash assets. "AFM's People and Planet Diversified Fund ...

ESG drivers rising up M&A strategy agenda: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... confirm as much as possible. "It's not completely foolproof and we are limited by certain geographies due to lack of infrastructure or access, but investment committees are definitely asking about that."