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Social impact groups bolster leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Council of Tara Anglican School for Girls, and vice president at Bankers Trust. He will remain at the ASX as a member of the cash equity clearing and settlement advisory group, and also at boutique advisory firm Jefferson & Shea. Lindsay McMillan, the ...

Sandon Capital to buy carbon farms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
An activist fund has lobbed a $11.6 million cash takeover bid for a majority stake in 30 Western Australian carbon farms. Carbon Conscious Investments (CCI) holds carbon property rights to nearly 17,000 hectares of Mallee trees plantation in the WA ...

Australian housing crisis escalates as affordability worsens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... hawkish view compared to consensus and market expectations, predicting that the reserve bank will maintain a higher-for-longer cash rate. "We still expect the first rate cut of 25 basis points will not be until November 2024; and the RBA will lag global ...

Philanthropic donations under scrutiny

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... donations policies. Commonwealth Bank, BHP, Rio Tinto, and Woolworths rule out political donations. Westpac does not make "cash" donations but does participate in political engagement activities. Woodside Energy, Wesfarmers do not make political donations ...

Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... for companies with closer proximity to end-customers. Depending on materiality, these are factors can harm profitability, cash flow, and leverage, according to AXA IM ESG analyst Mariana Villanueva. Pollution incidents, as well as health and safety related ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... acquisitions - including its recent acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The takeover, for US$12.5 billion in cash and common stock, increases BlackRock's exposure to fossil fuels as the firm invests in the Gladstone LNG project in ...

Carbon markets heat up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... around the world," said Evident CEO Ed Everson. Takeover offer for ACCU developer Avatar Industries has tabled an off-market cash offer for 100% ownership of Australian nature-based carbon project developer CO2 Australia, at $0.00091 per share. The developer ...

BlackRock's Evergreen Infrastructure fund scores US$1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Inarcassa, were the first investors. Evergreen Infrastructure was announced in June 2022 and seeks to deliver consistent long-term cash yield, and resilient inflation-linked, fully contracted returns for investors. It invests in a portfolio of diversified ...

AustralianSuper rejects latest Brookfield overture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... in favour of the bid. The offer needs 75% of shareholders to vote in favour of it. "The transaction offers shareholders a cash exit at a premium in exchange for surrendering the payoff of a potential successful energy transition for the company," ISS ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Igneo Infrastructure Partners has refinanced a $750 million revolving cash facility that includes a green tranche credit facility (GTCF). Igneo's Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund (GDIF) has refinanced the facility for a further two year period. ...