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PIMCO recruits alternatives specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... Allianz Retire+. At around the same time, PIMCO announced that Sam Watkins would take over from Rob Mead as head of Australia at the end of the year. Mead is set to retire after more than 20 years with the fund manager. Last year saw the departure of ...

Mercer Super recruits whistleblower as risk chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
A former UniSuper risk executive has landed at Mercer Superannuation Australia as its new chief risk officer. Mercer Super has confirmed the appointment of Dennis Gentilin - an ex-banker turned whistleblower - to the role. "Dennis' expertise and ...

Super moves: QIC, VFMC, ESSSuper, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... Investment Authority He brings experience from previous roles at Lend Lease, Jones Lang LaSalle and Property Council of Australia. As a transactions analyst within the capital transactions team at Lend Lease, he hunted for deals and managed the due diligence ...

Australian Ethical calls out QBE over climate risk concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has called on QBE Insurance Group to disclose the risk climate change presents to its ongoing business, and the justification for its policy that allows the continued unrestricted underwriting of new oil and gas projects ...

Clean Energy Council chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... Headstart program. He most recently initiated and led the industry's latest information campaign, Clean Energy Works for Australia, to inform the public about clean energy in the lead up to the 2025 Federal Election and beyond. Thornton commented that ...

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... international business. UK-based Island Green Power develops utility-scale solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Italy and the UK. It has developed 2GW of renewable energy assets and recently received planning ...

Labor win 'a referendum on renewable energy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with the government to progress an ambitious clean energy and climate agenda. "Australia has the chance to seize a global leadership role in the clean energy transition - but we must act decisively," CEIG ...

Green moves: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... investment options and ESG initiatives. Bradshaw spent more than six years in institutional business at Eaton Vance Australia. Earlier in her career she was head of client and consultant relations for T. Rowe Price in Australia and New Zealand, transferring ...

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting. The ...

Podcast: Banking on the climate transition

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Australia's big five banks - ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie Group, NAB and Westpac - have all committed to limiting or cutting financing to fossil fuel projects that they feel are not aligned to achieving a net zero future. This requires a lot of ...