Investment

Australia misses out on China's cleantech boom: CEF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
Australia is being overlooked by China's US$180 billon cleantech boom, according to Climate Energy Finance (CEF), warning this is putting the country's net zero and decarbonisation goals at risk.

Technology transforming biodiversity risk assessments

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
Biodiversity impact assessment frameworks are being transformed by technological innovations that are creating wider databases for more holistic analysis.

CEFC invests $35m in Starling Energy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is investing $35 million through the CEFC Household Energy Upgrades Fund.

EPBC Act reforms offer clearer decarbonisation pathway: Fund manager

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
Amendments to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) that passed last week will provide a clearer pathway towards decarbonisation for investors, according to Ellerston Capital.

Stewart Investors, Janus Henderson shutter funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
First Sentier Group terminated the Stewart Investors Emerging Market Leaders Fund, while Janus Henderson did the same with its Net Zero Transition Resources Active ETF.

HESTA opens first build-to-rent precinct through HAFF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
The new precinct provides 362 homes across five buildings including 272 affordable and social homes.

Rio Tinto expands renewable energy portfolio

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
Rio Tinto is expanding its renewable energy portfolio globally by investing in lower-emissions steel making and supporting greenfield renewable energy generation projects.

Global resilience is a key systemic risk: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey says the super fund considers global resilience to be as important as climate change when it comes to making investment decisions.

First Sentier merges sustainable manager into FSSA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
A decade on from separating the two, First Sentier Group is merging Stewart Investors and FSSA Investment Managers back together.

North America lags in ESG adoption: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
Despite showing resilience against a volatile geopolitical backdrop, ESG investments have fallen from all-time highs, with North America showing the lowest engagement with the sector in 2025, new research shows.