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La Caisse ups climate investment targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... one of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth funds, ADQ, acquired a 49% stake in Plenary Group - its first investment in an Australian company. ADQ acquired the shares from existing Plenary shareholders, including all those owned by La Caisse.

Perennial Partners expands sustainable offerings

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... of private equity group Adamantem Capital. Melior has agreed to transfer investment management rights of the Melior Australian Impact Fund to Perennial, but the fund will still be overseen by Melior chief investment officer and co-founder Tim King, and ...

Equity Trustees fined by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... of the Asian Development Bank, European Investment Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Australian Postal Corporation, and TCorp. The fund aims to provide returns above the Bloomberg AusBond Composite 0-5 Yr Index across all ...

Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has launched the nation's sustainable finance taxonomy and will be trialled by the likes of HESTA, Rest, Westpac and Moody's Ratings. The sustainable finance taxonomy aims to support the credible allocation ...

ART overhaul sees senior portfolio managers exit

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust's leadership overhaul has led to the departure of two senior portfolio managers. Ondre Ozer is set to leave ART as the country's second-largest superannuation fund moves to disband its investment resilience and planning ...

‍Padua recruits tech professional

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... he managed IT regulatory obligations. Before that, he was general manager of policy and policy & regulation at the Australian Retail Credit Association and held senior roles at AMP, Asteron Life, Zurich, and the Financial Planning Association. He reports ...

Instos eye climate tech startups

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Responsible investor Australian Ethical and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have each committed $15 million into the first close of the new fund curated by Climate Tech Partners (CTP). CTP is a local climate venture platform deploying capital ...

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... corroborate Giant Leap's findings, painting a robust picture of resilience and growing investor commitment within the Australian impact sector." "This report captures a quiet but powerful signal: even as markets pull back, impact-led founders continue ...

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference heard from Naomi Edwards, the chair and national director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), on what makes a good board that shareholders and customers respect and value. Edwards ...

Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... the Foreign Investment Review Board will be important, but added, ultimately, the treasurer must be clear with the Australian people about whether the transaction is in the national interest and explain why. "The Australian public has a right to know ...