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AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
AustralianSuper and HESTA have taken a majority stake in a new housing company that seeks to provide institutional investors stable, long-term returns through large-scale housing investments across Australia. The new company, backed by the industry ...

First dedicated transition fund for emerging markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
A newly launched fund from Brookfield and ALTÉRRA promises to help fund the clean energy transition in emerging markets with a target of up to $5 billion. The Catalytic Transition Fund received an anchor commitment of $1 bn from UAE-backed ALTÉRRA ...

Palisade Real Assets wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Palisade Real Assets' UK-based bioenergy fund scored a £200 million ($381m) mandate from a major European asset manager. APG Asset Management awarded the mandate on behalf of Netherlands' major pension fund ABP, which oversees some €500 billion ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) is bringing its Plastic Circularity Fund to Australia, following a first close last year with backing from the sovereign wealth fund of Monaco, among others. The LOIM Plastic Circularity Fund (Australia), a private ...

Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
A new campaign urges Australian super funds to finance ESG matters, as asset owners push back against such member demands. The #5by25 campaign hopes to bolster institutional capital and raise public and private investment in projects that deliver measurable ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Despite being voted down by the Australian public, the First Nations Voice to Parliament saw support from the private sector which viewed the federal advisory body as the next step for reconciliation. As the dust settles, experts say finance has an ...

UniSuper, pension funds buy forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
UniSuper and a consortium of European pension funds have acquired a Tasmanian forestry estate from a New Forests managed fund. UniSuper, the UK's Pension Protection Fund (PPF), and APG Asset Management N.V (APG) on behalf of its Dutch pension fund client ...

Investors eye opportunities in Housing Australia Future Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
The passage of the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund means an assured, long-term financing pool to support the development of social and affordable housing in conjunction with private investment. After negotiation in the Senate with crossbench ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC's latest action against Vanguard for allegations of greenwashing in a bond fund raises the question of whether the market regulator will crack down on index providers and other third-party service providers for greenwashing as well. Last month ...

Fidante partners with Proterra Asia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Challenger's multi-affiliate has entered a strategic partnership with Proterra Investment Partners Asia via a minority stake. Fidante said the private equity investor, which focuses on the Asian food and agribusiness sectors, aligns with its overarching ...