Investment

RE fund managers committed to net zero: GRESB

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Despite geopolitical and market uncertainty, real estate fund managers remained committed to responsible investing in 2025, delivering robust insights and measurable progress, according to GRESB.

IFM Investors, Nest complete first UK investments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
The projects were selected to target essential areas of the UK economy, including to drive decarbonisation and strengthen the country's energy resilience for the future.

Private investment is the key to the green economic transition

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
At IGCC Annual Summit 2025 event, a panel of key superfunds and infrastructure groups spotlighted private investment as key to the economic transition to green-energy solutions for regional locations of Australia.

We prefer to solve problems than divest from them: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
HESTA head of portfolio management Jeff Brunton says the super fund is concentrated on leaning into problems than running away from them.

Matt Kean calls for greater private investment in transition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean said more private market investment is needed as the nation works towards the energy transition.

UniSuper reduces its fossil fuel exposure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
UniSuper reduced its fossil fuel investments to 1.8% in FY25, down from 2.4% the previous year.

QIC injects $20.5m into domestic copper, critical minerals projects

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
QIC has invested a total of $20.5 million via the Queensland Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund (QCMBTF) to increase copper supply and critical minerals production in Queensland.

Podcast: A new play in defensive assets

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical's John Woods discusses how allocations to defensive assets are changing.

QIC leads investor gateway into Queensland energy sector

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
QIC is leading a new investor gateway to attract and coordinate private capital investment into Queensland's energy sector.

NAB delivers over $2bn in green finance lending

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
NAB has delivered more than $2 billion in new green business lending, with the commercial real estate (CRE) sector accounting for the largest share in 2025.