Search Results

Showing 81 - 90 of 4355 results for "Australia"

Quinbrook fund oversubscribed amid energy-transition asset demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... equity capital in projects and businesses operating in the UK and Ireland. In June, the firm appointed Tim Horneman as Australia region leader, formalising responsibility for local investment activities and operations as it expands across key energy ...

CEFC, Aviva Investors partner to afforest Tasmanian wetlands

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Heechung Sung said: "This critical investment converts degraded farmland into a production model that will boost the Australia's forestry industry, create local jobs, support sustainable timber production, introduce sustainable grazing and protect the ...

Clean energy investment landscape 'deteriorated': Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Although Australia remains an attractive destination for renewable investments, new research indicates investors are losing confidence. According to Clean Energy Investor Group's (CEIG) Clean Energy Investor Outlook report for 2026, support among surveyed ...

Government pushes for First Nations ownership in renewable projects

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is adopting a pilot initiative to help First Nations communities benefit from Australia's clean energy future. Under the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), a new pilot will ...

Future Generation returns top 20%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Future Generation Australia has increased its fully franked interim dividend after it delivered a 20.1% total shareholder return over the past year. The company lifted its interim dividend to 3.8 cents per share, fully franked, taking the annualised ...

Northcape adopts tier-based ESG investment framework for Warakirri funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Northcape Capital has introduced a tier-based ESG classification framework for the Warakirri Ethical Australian Equities Fund and the Warakirri Concentrated Australian Equities Funds. While Warakirri is the responsible entity for these funds, Northcape ...

Two Aussie insto investors ace global governance test

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Future Fund and Rest have achieved a perfect score on the 2026 assessment of Governance, Sustainability and Resilience (GSR) practices among global sovereign investors. The Global SWF GSR scoreboard measures best practices among state-owned investors ...

Brisbane Airport now facilitates SAF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Brisbane Airport is now able to access sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) via Viva Energy Australia's refurbished storage tank. The completion of the refurbishment was achieved through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's (ARENA) funding, which is ...

CEFC backs commercialising battery electric trucks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... large-scale deployment of battery electric trucks (BETs) by committing $22 million to electric fleet specialist Zenobē Australia. With the funding, Zenobē will acquire a fleet of up to 148 BETs to deliver low emissions groceries. Zenobē plans to lease ...

Australia adds 25k millionaires, boasts low wealth inequality

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... minting 25,089 people to high-net-worth status. This lifted the total millionaire population to more than 1.6 million. Australia also ranked among the world's wealthiest nations on a per-capita basis, with average wealth per adult reaching US$616,306. ...