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Pension fund dumps ESG benchmark for passive investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the largest managers of retirement savings in the world, has dumped the ESG index it had been using for its passive investments in previous years. In March, the fund said it has decided to change ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Finance and Trade (DFAT) are part of a steering committee backing Indonesia's move to raise $1.5 billion in gender-based capital by next year. The agreement was struck at a roundtable meeting on Indonesia's sustainable development goals (SDGs) last month ...

Quinbrook closes clean energy capital raise at $3bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Quinbrook, the specialist global infrastructure investment manager, has closed its largest-ever capital raise at $3 billion for the Net Zero Power Fund. The strategy focuses on large-scale solar, renewable fuels, power generators, and battery storage. ...

ISS ESG to plug emissions data shortfall for banks, insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... OECM. These metrics include portfolio-level Implied Temperature Rise, which would help investors and asset owners allocate capital to businesses that are more adept at managing their climate risk goals. The regulatory deadlines imposed by the government ...

First Environmental Futures trade on ASX

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... confidence to support ongoing investment in renewable energy and carbon abatement projects. This will ultimately help mobilise capital towards meeting longer-term emissions targets," said Daniel Sinclair, ASX head of commodities. The Safeguard Mechanism ...

AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... supply of new, high-quality homes" to the many Australians struggling to rent or buy. Assemble, acting on behalf of its capital partners, will endeavour to source, deliver, and oversee the development of well-designed, accessible homes for both renters ...

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 ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Rest has awarded a US$75 million ($112.15 million) mandate to transatlantic investment manager TowerBrook Capital Partners, for its Delta private equity impact fund. The Delta fund will invest in mid-sized private companies that are expected to generate ...

Prime role for AI in impact decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... "systems-based" understanding of social and environmental externalities. "It requires a theory of change that links inputs such as capital and strategy, with intent to achieve outputs such as financial returns and measurable, additional impact. Establishing ...

QIC backs new venture capital initiative

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Investment Corporation (QIC) has backed a new initiative to address underrepresentation of female investors in venture capital. The initiative, 77 Venture Fellows, is a venture capital deep emersion program for 10 female candidates, with a target of ...