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Macquarie green energy fund exceeds target by over $1bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... initial target of $3 billion (US$2bn). MGETS raised over $3.6 billion (US$2.4bn) of commitments from pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and asset managers across EMEA, APAC, and the Americas, along with an additional $1 billion ...

Investors paying premium for inaccurate physical climate risk models

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... premium prices for individualised asset-level climate risk assessments. The research encourages a movement beyond these insurance-derived models to market-based approaches. Incumbent methodologies have attempted to expand these traditional calculations ...

In race for talent, Frontier Advisors beefs up senior ranks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... head of the LDI & government segment, has been recognised for his client leadership and development of the group's insurance house views. Liam Chiodi and Charlie Hurst, who were recruited as analysts in the expanded analyst team that Frontier set ...

Alliance formed to demand polluters pay their 'fair share'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... is increasing the cost of living. Further, the majority (83%) believe climate change is a major factor in increasing insurance premiums and food prices, while 82% believe that fossil fuel companies are exporting most of the coal, oil and gas they produce ...

Elston expands institutional reach

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... time, she worked closely with a wide range of institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance groups, official institutions and family offices. Elston head of adviser services Mark Smith said the timing of the appointment ...

AMP appoints sales lead for North

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... advisers across the country. Harry Georges has stepped into the role, bringing over 20 years of experience across advice, insurance, and platform distribution. Georges has led national and state-based sales teams at several organisations including iptiQ/Swiss ...

Super moves: TCorp, Mercer, Commonwealth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... NSW's sovereign investment manager. Bahramali joined TCorp from Resolution Life following eight years with QBE. At the insurance giant, he had two roles. He began his career as an investment analyst before transitioning to a planning and solutions ...

Acenda hires from Hostplus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... Sammartino to the new role of general manager of superannuation partnerships, a key role in its drive for growth in group insurance. Sammartino, who began this week, brings nearly 30 years of experience in financial services, including superannuation ...

Financial materiality of nature-related risks now clear: TNFD

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... risk are bringing old paradigms to a new problem. "The snowballing impacts of nature risks are already affecting the insurance sector, leading to the threat of higher premiums and a growing arc of uninsurability. For companies, financial institutions ...

Australian Ethical drops fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has made changes to its insurance offering to provide Standard Default Cover members with a higher level of coverage at all ages, while also reducing fees for most age groups, while other age groups will see costs unchanged. From ...