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New Forests to sell NZ assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Global nature-based real assets manager New Forests is selling four of its New Zealand forestry assets. The four estates, located across New Zealand's North and South Islands, are being sold as the fund manager completes the term of the second round ...

Australian Ethical backs infrastructure debt funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... portfolio of 10 school facilities in NSW, Austin explained. Infradebt finances renewable energy, storage and decarbonising real assets and currently has $1 billion in assets under management. The Ethical Fund has approximately $200 million in AUM while ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... net-zero commitment and 50% have established a net-zero target. GRESB CEO Sebastian Roussotte commented: "Net zero in real assets is not merely a goal, but a necessity. It requires a collective commitment to reduce carbon footprints and drive sustainability ...

Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... undertaking this SLL, as a demonstration of the maturity of the PBSA sector as a critical component of the 'alternative' real assets category," Peel said. "With this SLL, we are seeing evidence of a level of sophistication in the sustainability approach ...

NZ solar attracts $170 million international capital raise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Zealand's efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the future." Natixis Investment Managers Asia Pacific head of private debt real assets Angus Davidson commented: "Our focus remains on arranging and investing in attractive infrastructure debt assets with ...

Renewables round up: BlackRock launches US$1.9b NZ renewables fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... (18%) and oil (2%). This is not BlackRock's first investment in New Zealand's renewable sector. Last year, BlackRock Real Assets acquired a New Zealand-based rooftop solar and battery technology provider. BlackRock Real Assets will acquire SolarZero ...

New Forests adds California forestry assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Global nature-based real assets manager New Forests has bought a 7,600 hectare timber asset in the Mount Shasta region of California. It is the first asset acquired by New Forests' Forest Climate Solutions Fund (FCS) which focuses on combining returns ...

Executive appointment roundup: First Sentier, MaxCap, Northcape, Federated Hermes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... community." Newton led the global ESG strategy for IFM Investors, across asset classes including listed entities, real assets, fixed income, and private equity. At IFM he oversaw more than $50 billion of direct investment acquisitions and the design ...

Qualitas names sustainability veteran to ESG advisory board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... real estate private credit to drive change across the industry by supporting and encouraging borrowers to invest in real assets with a strong sustainability focus. This not only helps mitigate climate change but also delivers desired investment outcomes ...

Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... data is available at the point of sale. "Demand for more comprehensive sustainability data has risen dramatically," real assets CIO Daniel McHugh said. "Continuing variations and gaps in the quality of ESG data will cause polarisation in the performance ...