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What to expect in 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Investors can look forward to a ramping up of ESG data integration, AI regulation and DEI initiatives in 2025, according to Janus Henderson Investors' chief responsibility officer Michelle Dunstan. Driven by geopolitical pressures, the industry will ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Escalating geopolitical tensions around the world has made defense a critical focus for investors, according to a new paper from Franklin Templeton. These geopolitical pressures, comparable in impact to climate change, are now immediate, direct, and ...

Nuveen raises over $400m for real estate debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... processes. The announcement follows the extended access to Nuveen's private capital platform in Australia with a new fund. Marr believes the new strategy offers investors a blend of stability, attractive yields, and strong collateral protection. ...

Podcast: Responsible investing in the context of conflict with Estelle Parker

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Today we take a closer look at weapons and defence-related holdings. We ask the question, what does responsible investing mean in the context of conflict? To answer this question Estelle Parker, co-CEO at Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
GuildSuper, Child Care Super, and smartMonday have not been marketed as sustainable funds in the past, however going forward their international equities portfolio contains no investments in fossil fuels, weapons, nuclear energy, and gambling. For tobacco ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... (SSL), taking its total sustainable financing to 73.4% of Australian property debt facilities. The funds are QIC Property Fund (QPF) at $2.8bn, and QIC Town Centre Fund (QTCF) at $925 million. ANZ, CBA, and MUFG acted as joint sustainability coordinators ...

Big names back plastics phaseout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... weight behind the Global Plastic Treaty; alongside brands like Aldi, Ikea and Coca-Cola; and nonprofits the World Wildlife Fund and the Ocean Conservancy. Stewart Investors said it sees plastics as a critical issue that needs to be addressed in order ...

Greenwash top of mind for Kiwi funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... last year. 26% said regulatory compliance is a key driver of responsible investment, up from 9% in 2022. "It's vital that fund managers deliver products that are 'true to label' in terms of their approach," Tinkler said. "RIAA's rigorous due diligence ...

Investors welcome Future Made in Australia bills

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... investors poised to reap the rewards from $22.7 billion of incentives. The Albanese government's Future Made in Australia Fund passed Parliament late last week. It will fuel local manufacturing of clean energy assets and critical minerals essential to ...

Funds SA loses ESG executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... forward to returning home and seeing how I can contribute to this area in different ways." Quintal joined the Adelaide-based fund from Victoria Funds Management Corporation, where he served as head of ESG integration. He jumped to VFMC from Hesta, where ...