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Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Australia is showing progress with disclosing and adopting its clean energy transition initiatives as investors' demand for credible emissions reduction strategies grows, a study from MSCI shows. Among listed Australian companies analysed in the APAC ...

New Forests enters Vietnamese timber industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
New Forests made its first investment in Vietnam, backing one of the country's top suppliers of lumber and logs. Via the Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2), New Forests has invested in Tavico Group. It is the fourth investment made by the fund ...

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Despite the raging global trade war, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is calling for carbon tariffs on some imports and for Australia to lead the way for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). CEF argues in its new report A price on ...

Rest flags sustainable mandates to soar

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Rest is poised to be one of the largest and most active investors in sustainable investments, with ambitious plans to plough billions of dollars into ESG-led businesses. Chief executive Vicki Doyle presented at an industry conference last week where ...

GAM nabs Janus Henderson equities team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Swiss fund manager GAM Investments has brought in a new team to run its flagship European funds in a move that signals renewed institutional interest in European markets. GAM has appointed a European equities team from Janus Henderson to manage its ...

Former TCorp exec sets up consultancy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
A longtime investment professional has set up an investment consultancy to advise superannuation funds on the total portfolio approach (TPA) to investment. Nigel Wilkin-Smith founded Long Horizon Enterprises to address what he sees as a glaring gap ...

Institutions drive responsible investment despite headwinds: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Responsible investing is buoyed by strong tailwinds coming from asset owners despite the political and regulatory headwinds, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference heard this morning. The sector is being emboldened by institutional ...

Sustainability in 2025

VIRGINIE DERUE  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Climate risks and geopolitics were both in the limelight, and often clashing, in 2024 as a myriad of questions were raised concerning the future of sustainability efforts. In 2025, there is likely to be much scrutiny around US President Donald Trump's ...

Green moves: Agscent, HSBC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
After 30 years in the financial markets glued to bonds and futures contracts, Dugald Lamont has changed tack and joined Agscent, an agri-biotech company at the forefront of sustainable agricultural innovation. The former executive director of JP Morgan ...

Longview Partners sets up local hub

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
A former Apostle Funds Management global distribution lead has been named head of APAC and Middle East for a London-based firm. The newly created role will see Kimon Kouryialas lead Longview Partners' growth strategy in the region. Kouryialas is ...