Investment

Perennial to close three responsible investment funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
Perennial Partners will shutter three responsible investment funds that manage $140 million in combined assets, as they fall short of reaching scale and achieving their investment objectives.

MSC Group awarded mandates for natural resources strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
MSC Group will provide administration capability and trusteeship for a natural resources strategy focusing on the energy sector and select commodities.

ARENA backs next wave of community batteries

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has marked the installation of its 100th community battery, while committing a further $23.2 million to three projects aimed at scaling neighbourhood energy storage.

Amazon signs tolling agreement for Victorian battery storage site

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
Amazon Australia has signed a battery storage tolling agreement for the Bairnsdale battery energy storage system (BESS) in East Gippsland, Victoria, with Anza Power, marking the first arrangement of its kind in Australia for a non-energy business.

All states must power data centres with renewables: Bowen

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Minister for climate change and energy Chris Bowen has said all states and territories, without exceptions, will need to power data centres through renewable energy.

ARENA commits over $100m on low-cost solar

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is funding up to $105.6 million for 20 research and development projects to support ultra low-cost solar development, reducing the cost of designing, building, operating and maintaining large-scale solar ...

CME Group to launch wind power derivative contracts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
CME Group, a derivative exchange platform, is set to launch financially settled wind power futures and options contracts to help investors manage risk associated with wind power generation.

Super business books $527m inflows for Australian Ethical

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical's superannuation offering brought in $527 million of organic inflows in the last financial year despite being hit with additional licence conditions from APRA that it is currently working through.

Rural Funds Group bolsters FY26 earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Rural Funds Group, the ASX-listed agricultural REIT (RFF), posted a significant jump in full-year earnings to $124.1 million, bolstered by the divestment of several assets.

Brookfield Renewable to raise $758m through green bonds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
Brookfield Renewable is set to raise $758 million (C$750m) through two green bonds as the renewable energy producer looks to fund eligible investments across its portfolio.