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Salter Brothers secures green loan for luxury retreat

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Alternative investments manager Salter Brothers has secured a sustainability-linked loan from the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) for an undisclosed sum. The funding will be put towards expanding Salter Brothers' luxury retreat portfolio. Interest rates ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Global climate funds suffered more withdrawals than deposits in 2024, with net outflows reaching US$24 billion, according to fresh data from Morningstar. In Europe, climate thematic funds experienced the largest outflows of any category during 2024. ...

Coalition's anti-ESG stance sparks investor backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
The Coalition's widely reported threats to force banks to downweigh ESG considerations could create significant implications for ethical investment managers and superannuation funds. The Coalition leader said he intends to stop banks from blocking or ...

Trump Paris exit "bad news" for rest of world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
US President Donald Trump's administration could put climate action on the backburner globally - but DEI in Australia is unlikely to falter. Trump signed more than 200 executive orders on his first day back in office and revoked 78 executive actions ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical is betting on the tech sector - and primarily artificial intelligence (AI) - being major themes for investors in 2025. Australian Ethical said while technology and AI drove market performance to new highs in 2024, it is looking for ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Secret affairs, sexual harassment, and systemic abuses of power by chief executives and senior leaders have the potential to erode investment returns, according to Acadian Asset Management. Events like these can shake company valuations, demonstrating ...

Super moves: ART, QIC, Rest, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
QIC has welcomed two new starters to its state investments team: a portfolio manager in Brisbane and a senior portfolio manager in Sydney. Daniel Rigney has been appointed as portfolio manager, arriving from Rest Super, where he managed quantitative ...

Payton Capital strengthens NSW leadership

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Payton Capital, the private debt fund manager, has appointed a Suncorp executive to lead the firm's borrower services in New South Wales. The wholly owned business unit of HMC has recruited Kieran Turner as the state manager of New South Wales. ...

Team Super names retirement chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
A former Aware Super head of advice has been appointed chief retirement officer at Team Super ahead of its merger with TWUSUPER to create a $21 billion fund. Reporting to chief executive Vasyl Nair, Sarah Forman has taken up the new role at Team Super ...

Fidelity picks Southeast Asia lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Fidelity International has appointed Wildon Goh as head of Southeast Asia and country head of Singapore. Goh succeeds Sabrina Gan who left the firm in December to Goldman Sachs' client solutions group as head of third-party wealth in Southeast Asia. ...