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Richest 10% drive global warming: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
New research that examined wealth-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shows that the world's richest people are fuelling two thirds of global warming. Authors Sarah Schöngart, Zebedee Nicholls and Roman Hoffmann et al quantified the link between wealth ...

Clean Energy Council chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The chief executive of the Clean Energy Council will step down after nearly 11 years at the helm. Kane Thornton will finish up on August 1 after serving in the role since November 2014. Thornton joined the Clean Energy Council in 2010 as director of ...

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is now the owner of renewable energy developer Island Green Power, scooping up the remaining 50% stake. MAM first made a 50% investment in Island Green Power three years ago via its managed funds. MAM did not disclose ...

Index investors keen on proxy voting: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
A new survey from Vanguard reveals that investors in passive strategies increasingly want to partake in proxy voting. Of the total 1347 participants aged 18 and over who took part in the survey, 83% said it is important that asset managers consider ...

First Nations NFP mandates JANA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025  |  NEWS
JANA has won a mandate from not-for-profit Aboriginal Investment NT to bolster its $655 million commercial investment portfolio (CIP). Aboriginal Investment NT's purpose is to promote the self-management, economic self-sufficiency, and social and ...

PE left 3bn tonnes of emissions: Emmi

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Emmi estimates that the private equity sector has left three billion tonnes of carbon footprint, but more precise figures are difficult to obtain in the opaque asset class. The recently published Company Emissions Estimates for Private Markets report ...

Munro takes climate fund to New Zealand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025  |  NEWS
GSFM affiliate Munro Partners' Global Growth Climate Leaders Fund has entered the New Zealand market. The fund, which was spawned from the Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund, has been set up as a portfolio investment entity (PIE) for Kiwi wholesale ...

SSGA dominates ESG investing market: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) continues to dominate the ESG and ethical investment market, according to Rainmaker Information, with a nearly 40% holding. The latest Institutional Roundup report shows SSGA commands 37.9% of the market with $168.3 ...

Mormon Church's Alkira Farms acquires NSW assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
ASX-listed Duxton Farms sold its Kentucky property for $38 million to Alkira Farms, which is part of the agricultural investment management unit of the US-based Mormon Church. The New South Wales-based Kentucky property encompasses 6020 hectares and ...

Asset managers back new Avoided Emissions Platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Twelve asset managers with US$4 trillion of assets under management have helped launch the Avoided Emissions Platform (AEP), a new tool that calculates avoided emissions to assess the impact of climate solutions. The Avoided Emissions Platform (AEP) ...
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