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CEFC gives $160m to sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Real Estate Credit Partners (RECP IV) fund and will drive a "whole of lifecycle approach" to reducing emissions in Australian construction projects. The CEFC and RECP IV will co-invest in construction debt facilities to lift sustainability standards. ...

Net zero, energy transition key election items: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Ahead of the federal election, the Grattan Institute has highlighted the move to net zero and energy transition as areas that should be prioritised by whoever wins. In terms of major reforms Grattan is calling for to achieve a net-zero economy, the ...

ESG funds third-best performing asset class

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... ESG funds at 25% p.a. and 19.8% p.a. respectively. The latest Wholesale Managed Funds Performance Tables showed that Australian equity small caps closely sit after ESG funds with a 17.3% p.a. return. Australian fixed interest and international fixed ...

Future IM/Pact expands partnerships, appoints chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... three in five women feel they will not be able to achieve comfortable retirement. It also comes at a time when younger Australian women are tentatively leveraging geared strategies. Meanwhile, former QIC executive and current chair of Fund Executives ...

MLC Life explores new market

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
MLC Life has recruited a new general manager to help drive growth in the individual life insurance segment. Imran Lalani has been appointed general manager of emerging individual markets. He joins MLC Life Insurance with extensive experience in leadership ...

ART appoints insurance chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has appointed the interim head of insurance to the job permanently. Matthew Finney is now chief executive of ART Life, an APRA-regulated insurance entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the superannuation giant. Finney was ...

WTW names head of real assets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Although Kelly held several titles at the global consultant - including senior strategist and head of growth for the Australian investment team - he also led real assets research. Szeto has served as associate director at WTW for over three years. Before ...

Asian family office sets up in Melbourne

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... to boutiques and family offices, Fong noted that this migration has been common for over a decade in most markets. "Australian superannuation funds have been growing their headcount over that time, coming into 2024, when that growth began to slow down," ...

Macquarie, Westpac invest in social enterprise fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The Albanese government has partnered with investors, including Macquarie and Westpac, and philanthropic organisations to enhance access to capital for social enterprises that provide jobs for disadvantaged Australians. The government will contribute ...

Renewable infra project contractor breaches workplace laws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... national secretary Michael Wright said the court victory should put energy transition projects on notice that neither the Australian community nor its courts would accept an energy transition powered by exploitation that compromised on safety. "The court ...