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Disorderly transition may spark financial meltdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... treaty to keep warming this century to well below 2 degrees Celsius - preferably under 1.5 degrees Celsius - above pre-industrial levels. Over 80 countries - around half the world's population - go to the polls this year, resulting in a mass change in ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... expertise. The "world-first" low-carbon plant will produce ammonia, used for power generation, marine fuels and as an industrial feedstock. Starting in 2025, it will use natural gas, transitioning to 95% carbon capture by 2026. The investment exceeds ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... objectives. "QIC manages a significant portfolio of real estate with core and core plus exposures to retail, office and industrial, and Deborah will continue to drive value for our investors across our funds and growing SMA offering, enabling us to work ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Investors are preparing for some market turbulence in the US after President Joe Biden pulled out of the race for President against Donald Trump. American Century chief investment officer Rich Weiss said Biden's decision to withdraw as the Democratic ...

Microsoft makes largest ever offset purchase

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The credits are facilitated by STRATOS, 1PointFive's first industrial-scale DAC facility currently under construction in Texas. Last year Microsoft purchased removals from Heirloom, which is ...

QIC invests in Australian biotech start-up

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... innovation; it is a paradigm shift towards creating life-like human tissue models in the lab, which are scalable to industrial requirements and fully compatible with current automated systems. Meinert said the impact of the technology extends beyond ...

DEI peak body firms up leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... board of directors. Sunita Gloster replaces Ming Long as chair, as she has moved to the the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's national science agency. Gloster is a diversity advocate, a sought-after ...

QIC beefs up energy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... also joins as a senior adviser. He currently runs ADBRI - one of Australia's pioneering construction materials and industrial mineral manufacturing companies. Irwin has earlier held senior roles at Oz Minerals including chief commercial officer. ...

Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Production Tax Incentive, and $1.3bn for Hydrogen Headstart. The Future Made in Australia Act - Canberra's strategic industrial response to the US Inflation Reduction Act - totals over $21 bn. To boost critical minerals, Canberra will invest $8.8 ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
ClearBridge Investments has launched its first global equity strategy in Australia as it looks to introduce more in the future. The ClearBridge Global Growth Fund invests in 60 to 100 growth companies and aims to deliver above-market returns. The fund ...