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Canberra's new plan a winner for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Albanese's Future Made in Australia Act is a much-needed signal to promote competition, resiliency, productivity, and attract capital, investors say. The new on-shore manufacturing laws give the green light for superannuation funds and other institutional ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... domestic solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing was also announced. Australia currently imports around 97% of PV panels from China, energy analyst Tim Buckey said. Buckley, who is director of independent think tank Climate Energy Finance, said the initiative ...

Podcast: The economic case for being a net zero superpower - Ross Garnaut

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... was the principal economic adviser to Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke from 1983 to 1985, and Australian Ambassador to China from 1985 to 1988. Now he and former ACCC chair Rod Sims have launched the Superpower Institute, which is designed to provide ...

China stock exchange rings in Year of the Dragon with ESG mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... covering governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets. As the region celebrates the Lunar New Year, mainland China's three main stock markets announced that companies must disclose sustainability data. The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) ...

Climate-committed investor group grows to $35tr AUM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia and Asia, and the diversity within the region, we're seeing patterns emerge: Whether in Japan, Korea, Singapore or China, investors' access to policy makers and business decision makers is improving, and we're using that convening power to ...

Grok Ventures appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... achievements. She was also previously a managing director for UBS, leading and managing their wealth management business in China and held senior roles in BlackRock Asia. She comes to Grok from SieraCo, where she was a partner. Grok has identified decarbonisation ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Inevitable Policy Response (IPR)'s list was the US with 38 policy developments put out in the first half of 2023, followed by China (17), Germany (12), India (12), and Brazil (11) ahead of Australia (10) in the total number of climate policies announced ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
China's Certified Emission Reductions (CCER) scheme has restarted after a six-year pause, as the country releases its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Suspended in 2017 due to low trading volume and lack of standardisation in carbon audits ...

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Australia, ANZ, ING Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank, Scotia, and Bank of China. The SLL is attached to QIC' s second infrastructure fund. With US$20.9 billion across 22 international direct investments ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... reference point for reviewing 2030 goals, developing 2035 goals and even updating long term strategies, as flagged by US and China in the concluding plenary," said CMI CEO John Connor. "It's not perfect, but there's unmistakable momentum in the ...
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