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Data demand drives tech growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... USD$13.1 trillion in global private markets assets, according to McKinsey - that is more than 50,000 assets. Among its 250 fund manager clients; Aware, HESTA, and IFM Investors. The increase in demand is part of a push to base reporting and investment ...

Holdings fly in face of super duty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... billion, reaching nearly 9% of shares in default options, as a portion of listed equities investments. Every superannuation fund increased investments, both in dollar terms and as a proportion of share investments. The 'Climate Wreckers Index' includes ...

Sustainable Finance Taxonomy open for consultation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... released its first consultation on sustainable finance taxonomy, a set of definitions that make it easier for financiers to fund sustainable assets and activities. ASFI is consulting on the draft headline ambitions for environmental objectives, which ...

Super funds to solve the housing crisis?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... side, they believe people should be able to use their own money to purchase their first home. "Where super funds and foreign fund managers are given tax concessions to participate in what's known as build to rent and then they own these properties ...

Geopolitical risks push APAC family office allocations locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... to riskier asset classes and then increase liquidity of their portfolios. If cash rates fall, many family offices aim to fund their increased fixed income allocations mainly from cash. Those seeking to add fixed income over the next five years, more ...

Fossil fuel funding down 20pc: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Financing for fossil fuel companies has fallen sharply overall since the Paris Agreement was inked in 2016 but progress among the world's top banks has been mixed. The world's 60 largest banks, including Australia's Big Four banks, committed US$6.9 ...

ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... commitment to reduce carbon emissions in their funds and 83% want them to commit to protecting biodiversity. Investors want to fund the environment, climate change solutions, nature and renewable energy. Human rights, gender equal, gambling, tobacco ...

Australian Ethical snaps up asset manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... billion. The acquisition will see both firms merge their fixed income capabilities, expanding Australian Ethical's bond fund portfolio, and growing its sustainable investment team to seven. Australian Unity will also become one of Australian Ethical's ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... relation to environmental approvals". Whitehaven Coal Limited is an ASX-listed company. Its largest shareholders are Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.7%), Vanguard (5%), JP Morgan Chase & Co (4.4%), and Morgan Stanley (4%). The company and its major shareholders ...

More funding necessary to fix housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... on investments the government recently promised over the next decade, including: $10 bn for the Housing Australia Future Fund, $5.5 bn for the Help to Buy scheme, $3 bn for the New Homes Bonus, $2 bn for the Social Housing Accelerator, $2.7 bn to increase ...