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NorthStar Impact analyst joins TCorp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
TCorp has hired a new senior analyst to join the stewardship team on climate risk. Joining from NorthStar Impact, Sophia Carson Edwards has seven years' experience in the investment management industry. Before NorthStar, she was a sustainability ...

Wollemi Capital appoints former state Treasurer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Wollemi Capital has appointed former NSW Treasurer Matt Kean as director, regulatory affairs and strategic partnerships. Wollemi said Kean - who was recently appointed chair of the Climate Change Authority - brings deep expertise in catalysing public ...

Podcast: A just transition for regional Australia with Amanda Cahill

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
No one should be left behind in the transition to a net zero economy - and behind the scenes, both private and public sectors are working hard to understand where funding needs to flow. But putting aside nice-to-haves, will achieving a just transition ...

Disorderly transition may spark financial meltdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Australian investors may face a global financial disaster as early as next year, risk researchers warn. Bert Kramer is head of climate research and ESG solutions at risk management firm Ortec Finance. He cautions that the upcoming revision of nationally ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The energy giant's US$2.35 billion ammonia buyout may placate many shareholders, but the high price paid has raised alarms given the yet-to-be-operational plant hinges on possibly impermanent carbon capture. Last week, Australian oil and gas company ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Nest is establishing an evergreen timberland fund and has its sights set on opportunities in Australia. The $70 billion workplace pension fund has enlisted Campbell Global, J.P. Morgan Asset Management's timberland investment advisory company, to ...

Help on nature, climate disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A US$20 trillion nature reporting project improves interoperability; accounting body placates concerned investors. Nature-related disclosures Top standards-setter the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) wants to help its 14,000 signatories align with ...

Podcast: Can the market solve climate change? Climate finance with Blair Palese

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The US Inflation Reduction Act will crowd in more than $3 trillion US dollars of investment over the next decade. The Future Made in Australia Act has been billed as Australia's response to the US IRA - but are taxpayer dollars better spent elsewhere? ...

Systems thinking to drive alpha, tackle systemic threats

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Geopolitics, climate change, and social polarisation are top concerns for the world's largest investment teams, according to the Future Fund and major think tank the Thinking Ahead Institute. Analysing 26 "extremely influential" global investment teams ...

Asset managers fast track portfolio targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Net zero target setting and disclosures are on the rise amid growing concern around the financial risks of climate change, according to a group of 325 investors with over US$57.5 trillion AUM. The group - Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) - aims to decarbonise ...