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More funding necessary to fix housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... over adequacy of $11.3 billion of new funding earmarked for housing in the 2024 Budget. The housing funding builds on investments the government recently promised over the next decade, including: $10 bn for the Housing Australia Future Fund, $5.5 bn ...

ESG fund performance leans on growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... an impact on the level of inflows into the sustainable space; however, the desire from end investors to have their investments more aligned with their values has not in our opinion declined. "We expect investors to consider non growth opportunities in ...

Budget 2024: Additional $11.3bn promised for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The Albanese government has made significant new housing investments in the Budget to help deliver a comprehensive Homes for Australia plan. "We're easing the cost of living - and we're building more homes for Australians. In the five years ...

Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Institute CEO John Connor also called the Budget an important down-payment but stressed the need for more substantial investments in the ACCU and Nature Repair Market.

ESG managed accounts hit $16 bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... profiles of the diversified options cater to the needs of advisers who are looking for an efficient way to manage the investments of a wide-ranging client base." The firm has added new diversified portfolio options as well as new ESG options. This includes ...

Member accuses UniSuper of greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... investigate further how returns are generated in these portfolios. In particular, he points to the options' "significant investments" in Transurban Group. Financial Standard was unable to verify the current size of the investments in Transurban Group ...

ASIC consults on guidance for carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... participants in relation to the Australian financial services (AFS) licensing requirements. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) proposed an overhaul of its regulatory guide to address the safeguard mechanism reforms. The proposed ...

BlackRock-Temasek closes at US$1.4 bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... (SFDR) Article 9 fund, had a fundraising target of US$1 billion. Article 9 funds are products which target sustainable investments, "where a financial product has sustainable investment as its objective and an index has been designated as a reference ...

Poor investment governance costly for asset owners, members: KPMG, Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... time periods. Interestingly the top challenges nominated by asset owners were establishing a clear mission plan for investments; and having a plan that everyone understands and buys into. "Governance practices which have services us well in the past ...

Younger members drive demand

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... rarity in the industry based on the extent of its ESG integration. "ESG is not limited to just the ESG team within our investments team but our entire investment team... our chief investment officer is accountable to ESG overall," said Chun. About 75% ...