Investment

QIC invests to extract critical renewable energy materials

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
QIC has made an investment via its $150 million QIC Critical Minerals and Battery Technology Fund (QCMBTF) to support Ark Mines' Sandy Mitchell Rare Earths Project.

New Forests takes stake in NSW beef farm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
New Forests is acquiring close to 50% of McPhee Beef Farms in New South Wales and will look to implement more regenerative agriculture practices and reduce its emissions.

Retail agriculture fund to wind up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The AAM Agri Access Fund is being terminated due to the underperformance of one of its main investments.

Macquarie AM raises $626m to ride India's growing EV market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has raised US$405 million ($626m) for its fleet electrification solutions platform Vertelo, gathering funds from institutional investors including Australian Ethical.

BlackRock buys into carbon capture platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners is acquiring a controlling stake in the carbon capture platform of an Italian energy provider.

Global X ETFs on a hiring spree, readies for $12bn FUM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Global X ETFs can't seem to stop hiring, adding five new team members to its operations this month as its asset base tips over $11 billion in June, well ahead of its FUM target.

Mutual Trust appoints family office specialist

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Mutual Trust, the country's largest multi-family office, recruits the founder of the Women in Family Business Network to join its expanding team.

Aberdeen drops 'sustainable' from fund name

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Aberdeen is changing the name of one of its emerging markets strategies, saying ESG commitments have been "tempered" as part of a broader reshaping of the fund.

Climate-related transition planning consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
Treasury is seeking feedback on developing voluntary guidance that supports best practices in transition planning to help organisations address climate risks and opportunities.

VC firm invests in National Renewable Network

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
The climate tech venture capital fund said it has made a "substantial" equity investment in National Renewable Network.