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Green moves: UN PRI, Ditchley, Honest Work

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Tang is now the regional head of Oceania and Asia, excluding China and Japan, for the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI or UN PRI). Tang reports to Cambria Allen-Ratzlaff, who was recently promoted to chief responsible investment ecosystems ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... are involved directly." However, professional services firm GHD came out against a ban, saying it would discourage investment and water down the quality of audits. Such local modifications are still being hammered out with stakeholders, courtesy of the ...

Podcast: Net zero infrastructure, data centres and renewable integration with David Scaysbrook

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
With energy efficiency highlighted as a global priority at COP29, asset managers are faced with a big task: to align their strategies to meet new international standards. Joining us today is David Scaysbrook, co-founder and managing partner of Quinbrook ...

Green moves: S&P, Northern Trust, Magellan, Maple-Brown Abbott

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... restructuring of its energy transition, sustainability and services teams. Lucchese now seeks a senior position in investment management or a company where she can help drive responsible investment models and business transformation. "What matters to ...

Salter Brothers secures green loan for luxury retreat

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Alternative investments manager Salter Brothers has secured a sustainability-linked loan from the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) for an undisclosed sum. The funding will be put towards expanding Salter Brothers' luxury retreat portfolio. Interest rates ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), Article 9 funds are 'dark green' strategies which have sustainable investment as their primary objective. However, 'light green' Article 8 funds - products that promote environmental or ...

Coalition's anti-ESG stance sparks investor backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... widely reported threats to force banks to downweigh ESG considerations could create significant implications for ethical investment managers and superannuation funds. The Coalition leader said he intends to stop banks from blocking or restricting loans ...

Trump Paris exit "bad news" for rest of world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... are unwound," Ashton said. "A total repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is highly unlikely given substantial investment has already flowed to Republican states. "What is more likely at risk are certain tax credits with Trump having more control ...

Quinbrook closes $722m debt financing for batteries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Specialist investment manager Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has closed debt financing for what is believed to be the largest battery storage financing in Australia to date. Financing for the Supernode project in Queensland was provided by Bank of ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... to be 'more of the same'. Markets are dynamic and there's always curveballs to contend with," it said. "Investment experts will say many AI stocks are 'priced to perfection', which essentially means that all the expectation for the ...