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BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
BlackRock has scrapped its "aspirational workforce representation goals" and will no longer require hiring managers to interview a diverse slate of candidates, according to an internal memo from chief executive Larry Fink and senior executives. The ...

Warakirri milks dairy opportunity

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Warakirri Asset Management has launched a newevergreen strategy investing in a diversified portfolio of investment grade farming and infrastructure assets across the Tasman, aiming to return over 10% per annum. The new own-and-operate strategy will ...

QIC backs 'redefining' autonomous farming solutions

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
QIC Ventures has made another investment in a Queensland Agtech startup focused on innovative farming solutions, riding on "strong market tailwinds" in the sector. Founded by husband-and-wife team Andrew and Jocie Bate in 2010, SwarmFarm Robotics will ...

CDPQ splashes $11bn on renewable energy producer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) will acquire all shares of Innergex Renewable Energy at C$13.75 per share, representing a total enterprise value of C$10.0 billion. CDPQ will also acquire all the issued and outstanding ...

ESG investing to skyrocket in APAC: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The Asia Pacific ESG investing market is set to grow the fastest compared to other regions, rising by 21% in compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in seven years' time. This is according to market research and consulting firm SNS Insider, which predicts ...

GCQ enters ETF market, expands sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Doug Tynan's GCQ Funds Management joins a growing number of active managers to enter the exchange-traded fund sector. The Sydney-based firm's flagship fund will trade on the ASX as an active ETF providing investors with access to GCQ's concentrated ...

Boutique appoints distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
BFA Global Investors - the advisory firm of Jonathan Belz and Gavin Ezekowitz - has hired a distribution lead from Remara Investment Management. The duo welcomed Ben Dixon to the firm as a director of client portfolios. BFA Global - which connects high-net-worth ...

Super moves: Qantas Super, VFMC, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Qantas Super deputy investment officer has moved to Cambooya, the family office for the Fairfax family. Chris Grogan joins Cambooya in the same role. The investment professional was also Qantas Super's head of defensive assets. In that role, he ...

Australian Ethical sees path through anti-ESG push

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical's deputy chief investment officer and head of multi-asset John Woods believes that recent anti-ESG moves create a unique opportunity for ethical investors. Despite short-term disruptions caused by policy shifts from the new US administration ...

Climate Change Authority warns of nuclear bungle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
New independent analysis predicts nuclear could add two billion tonnes of emissions and reach 2.6°C of warming. The Climate Change Authority compared published modelling by the Australian Energy Market Operator and Frontier Economics. It found that ...