Investment

Local sustainable funds fall into outflows: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Sustainable funds offered in Australia and New Zealand shed almost US$120 million, ending a three-quarter run of positive inflows, according to Morningstar.

Macquarie AM pumps $627m into a French solar specialist

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Macquarie Asset Management has provided a €350 million ($627m) financing facility, acting as a sole lender and underwriter to CVE, a French renewable energy producer specialising in solar and biogas.

Battery boom fuels transition: BloombergNEF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's clean energy transition is gathering pace, with record investment in renewable energy battery storage and electric vehicles, but emissions reductions remain too slow to meet the nations climate targets, according to BloombergNEF's latest ...

Ratings downgrade, governance issues to stunt Centuria Bass Credit Fund flows: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Amid a ratings downgrade and possible governance issues concerning the Centuria Bass Credit Fund (CBCF), Morningstar predicts the property debt fund will be pulled from major investment platforms and unlikely receive new inflows.

Nesta pulls $247m mandate from Northern Trust over climate stance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
UK research and innovation foundation Nesta Trust has transferred £120 million ($247m) of assets from Northern Trust Asset Management to Amundi after the US manager withdrew from major global climate initiatives, highlighting the growing commercial ...

SG Hiscock launches critical resources fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
SG Hiscock & Company has launched a global equities strategy which will provide investors with a concentrated portfolio of high-quality global resource companies, including businesses that are often overlooked by broader resources strategies.

Morgan Stanley IM acquires QIC's Epic Energy

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), is acquiring the entirety of the Australian gas pipeline operator from QIC.

Quinbrook lands additional $469m for battery storage project

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Quinbrook has secured additional $469 million in debt financing for its Supernode battery storage project in Queensland, taking the total project financing to $1.2 billion.

Igneo makes three acquisitions, launches energy platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Igneo Infrastructure Partners has launched a dedicated Australian distributed energy platform, Vertis Energy, alongside a series of acquisitions that will provide the business with an initial portfolio of 46 MW of solar assets.

Super funds backpedal on Macquarie climate resolution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
While some industry super funds including HESTA, NGS Super and Vision Super maintained their support for the climate resolution at Macquarie's latest annual general meeting (AGM), some super funds have backpedalled from their initial support.
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