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Westpac launches social term deposit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... delivering improved social outcomes. Westpac has launched Australia's first Social Tailored Deposit, a medium to long term investment product (one to five years) with a minimum transaction amount of $1 million, designed for customers seeking investments ...

Green moves: RIAA, Ownership Matters, Pollination Group

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Ross Piper is stepping down as chair of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia after seven years on the board and will be replaced by a First Sentier Investments executive. RIAA said Piper played a critical role in advancing responsible ...

CEFC gives $160m to sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC) is partnering with Goldman Sachs Alternatives to pour $160 million into sustainable real estate. The investment is being made alongside the Goldman-managed Real Estate Credit Partners (RECP IV) fund and will drive a "whole of lifecycle ...

Active Super to pay $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... last June. This enhanced its ability to attract investors to the fund and enhanced its reputation as a provider of investment funds with ESG characteristics, the judge said. "As a result, investors lost the opportunity to invest in accordance with their ...

Major instos, family offices headline Impact Investment Summit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific is set to be the biggest ever, featuring heavyweights from Macquarie Group, such as Viktor Shvets and former chief executive Nicholas Moore, set to headline this year's event that focuses on scaling investments ...

Net zero, energy transition key election items: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Petroleum Resource Rent Tax. Today, about 40% of all electricity is generated by renewables and the government's Capacity Investment Scheme was to see this rise to 82% by 2030. Grattan said this will only happen if the transition goes smoothly, which ...

Decoding Trump 2.0 and the impact on ESG investing

MANS CARLSSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
US President Donald Trump has signed numerous executive orders, including the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, a repeal of elements of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Inflation reduction Act), repeal of federal DEI (diversity, equity and ...

Glass Lewis acquires investment stewardship platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... governance data provider Glass Lewis has acquired a Stockholm-based technology platform to enhance institutional-level investment stewardship data and workflows. Purchasing Esgaia will accelerate Glass Lewis' strategy to more holistically serve clients ...

ESG funds third-best performing asset class

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
ESG-focused managed funds were the third-best performing asset class in the year to January 2025, achieving a 17.7% return on a median basis, new Rainmaker Information data shows. International equities in large caps and international equities in emerging ...

Future IM/Pact expands partnerships, appoints chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Delaney has joined the Future IM/Pact advisory board as its chair. Delaney has over three decades of experience in investment management and will be responsible for expanding the initiative's partner base and stimulating leadership career programs ...