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Centuria quashes governance allegations amid fund downgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... funds this week. SQM Research has confirmed the rating for the Centuria Bass Credit Fund (CBCF) has dropped from a high-investment grade (4.0-star) to a non-investment grade (3.25-star) rating but did not disclose the reasoning behind the determination. ...

Shareholders walk back on Macquarie climate transparency push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Around 18% of Macquarie shareholders have voted in favour of the resolution for the investment giant to disclose how its fossil fuel financing aligns with its commitment to the Paris Agreement. This is major walk back from last year, when 35% of shareholders ...

CEFC names new chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) chief investment officer of Rewiring the Nation (RTN) Paul McCartney has been appointed the new chief executive for the group, effective September 18. McCartney will replace Ian Learmonth, who was appointed in ...

Weak sustainability categorisation can institutionalise greenwashing: EDHEC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... institute pushes forth the idea of "substantiated categorisation", which moves beyond formal eligibility criteria, such as investment thresholds or recognised methodologies. Instead, products should demonstrate the coherence of the chain linking category ...

Brookfield adds over 26GW with new acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... portfolio, together with its development platform and approximately 200-person team. Commenting, Brookfield's Energy chief investment officer Jehangir Vevaina said: "We are excited to partner with Aypa to deliver on the company's scale growth pipeline. ...

Northern Trust AM Australia shares in $4.3bn climate transition mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Taiwan's Bureau of Labor Funds (BLF) to help manage a total pool of US$3 billion ($4.3bn) for a climate transition investment strategy. The BLF also picked Amundi Asset Management, BNP Paribas Asset Management Europe, Geode Capital Management and State ...

Roundtable reflections: Is ESG dead?

BETH GOLDSMITH, CARLOTA GARCIA-MANAS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... cost: reframing ROI One approach is to view physical risk as 'savings of investment' rather than return on investment (ROI), shifting the focus to avoided losses rather than opportunity cost. Interestingly, the drivers of action differ: asset ...

Government delivers more 'teeth' to modern slavery act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... more came together to call on the government to ensure the reform is both "meaningful and pragmatic". The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) welcomed the reforms and said it looks forward to participating in upcoming consultations ...

Deloitte launches AI tool to measure value of sustainability

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... environmental initiatives into measurable impacts on revenue, costs and risk, allowing executives to better assess investment decisions. Deloitte Consulting sustainability fusion co-lead Bill Marquard said organisations were under growing pressure to ...

Australian Ethical adds $1bn to FUM in three months

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... of strong rollover activity and growing super guarantee (SG) contributions in its super business, as well as sound investment returns and organic flows generated over the period. Net flows for super over the three months was $196 million, which follows ...