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Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... subsidies since 2020. While these subsidies are intended to ease inflationary pressures, they can potentially contradict Japan's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement," the study said.

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... Asia Pacific. The initial focus would be on a joint development of a regional CBAM by Australia, China, South Korea and Japan, starting with the high emissions, world-leading steel, aluminium and cement value chains. This involves a coordinated, targeted ...

Calls for government to strike while green iron is hot

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... invest in key infrastructure, like hydrogen pipelines. Engage offshore to boost demand for green iron from the likes of Japan and China. "Australia has long played a pivotal role in global energy trade. With the right policies, we can continue that role ...

Blue Owl completes local private wealth team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... Management and Grant Thornton. It is understood that while Blue Owl is still growing its private wealth team in Asia Pacific and Japan, the Sydney team is in place, and there will be no further hiring. "I look forward to partnering with Australian wealth ...

Australia can be energy transition, climate leader

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... easiest way to do that is to reach out to our region. We've got neighbours who desperately need renewable energy such as Japan, Korea and Singapore. We have neighbours who have huge decarbonisation opportunities because of industrialisation and demographics ...

MLC Life recruits merger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
MLC Life Insurance has hired an integration specialist to execute its merger with Resolution Life Australasia to create the country's third-largest life insurer. As the general manager of integration, Peter Moutsatsos will lead a dedicated team ...

Frontier hires new real assets lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Frontier Advisors has added a former Westbourne Capital executive to head up its real assets team. The investment consulting firm has tasked Lucy Minichiello with leading a dedicated team of eight infrastructure and property specialists and further ...

Green moves: UN PRI, Ditchley, Honest Work

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... on ESG. Previously head of Oceania, Sydney-based 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 ...

Fidelity picks Southeast Asia lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... growth area for the coming years. In the role, he will report to Fidelity International managing director, Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan), Damien Mooney who recently returned to the fund after 13 years at BlackRock. Commenting on the appointment, Mooney said ...

Green moves: Amundi, PRI, U Ethical, Barclays, HSBC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Amundi has announced Frank Tsui as head of responsible investment for Asia ex-Japan. In his prior role he was head of ESG investment and co‐head of client portfolio management at Value Partners. He will be based in Hong Kong and manage the development ...