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Portfolio managers exit Stewart Investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The exit of three key portfolio managers at Stewart Investors has thrown ratings of several funds they managed into disarray. Sydney-based senior portfolio managers David Gait and Sashi Reddy, and Singapore-based senior portfolio manager Sujaya Desai ...

IGCC priorities heard at reform roundtable

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Many of the priorities the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) took to the recent Economic Reform Roundtable were well received, including the need for a strong 2035 target. With its chief executive Rebecca Mikula-Wright in attendance, IGCC was ...

New responsible investment manager at Funds SA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Funds SA has named a new manager, responsible investments. Kana Thorpe has taken on the role, effective this month. Thorpe was previously assistant portfolio manager, responsible investment for one year at the centralised investment manager. Her promotion ...

BlackRock buys into carbon capture platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is acquiring a controlling stake in the carbon capture platform of an Italian energy provider. GIP will own 49.99% of Eni's Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) business, Eni CCUS Holding. ...

Fortescue, Climate Energy Finance call to reform fossil fuel subsidy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
A new report from Climate Energy Finance (CEF) found that Australia's largest taxpayer-funded fossil fuel subsidy - the diesel Fuel Tax Credit (FTC) scheme - has led to dependence on imported high-emissions diesel to power mining operations. CEF said ...

Global X ETFs on a hiring spree, readies for $12bn FUM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Global X ETFs can't seem to stop hiring, adding five new team members to its operations this month as its asset base tips over $11 billion in June, well ahead of its FUM target. Adding AI muscle to its technology team, Global X has hired David Croft ...

Aberdeen drops 'sustainable' from fund name

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Aberdeen is changing the name of one of its emerging markets strategies, saying ESG commitments have been "tempered" as part of a broader reshaping of the fund. From September 30, the Aberdeen Sustainable Emerging Opportunities Fund will be known as ...

Vision Super sells down G8 Education holdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Vision Super is divesting G8 Education in response to horrifying allegations of child sex abuse at one of its centres. The company was added to the list of investment exclusions in Vision Super's responsible investment policy on July 27. In June ...

Climate-related transition planning consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Treasury is seeking feedback on developing voluntary guidance that supports best practices in transition planning to help organisations address climate risks and opportunities. "Accessible, clear, and robust transition plans can help investors and lenders ...

Female participation in the workforce hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.2% in July, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by 25,000 people and the number of unemployed decreasing by 10,000 people, the unemployment rate ...