Investment

Hollywood heavyweights call on pension fund to divest fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
The likes of Sally Field, Mark Ruffalo and Jane Fonda are calling on the SAG-Producers Pension Plan to dump its holdings in oil and gas companies.

La Caisse ups climate investment targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
La Caisse is ambitiously aiming to have CAD $400 billion ($454bn) worth of climate action investments in its portfolio by 2030.

Perennial Partners expands sustainable offerings

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Perennial Partners is buying a majority stake in Melior Investment Management and will take over management of its flagship impact fund.

Podcast: How direct indexing could supercharge ESG investing

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Briefcase founder and chief executive Josh Persky joins The Greener Way to discuss exactly what direct indexing involves and why it's important to recognise that each individual investor is different - as are their values.

Instos eye climate tech startups

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Responsible investor Australian Ethical and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have each committed $15 million into the first close of the new fund curated by Climate Tech Partners (CTP).

Wollemi Capital buys renewables platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
The climate-focused investment firm will pay $19 million for MPower Group's renewable energy and battery storage business after the latter faced challenges in securing funding.

Nuveen eyes green loans in local RE strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Following its first close in December, Nuveen's Australian commercial real estate debt strategy, which has a focus on responsible investing, has received $300 million from the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) on its second close.

New Forests enters Vietnamese timber industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
New Forests made its first investment in Vietnam, backing one of the country's top suppliers of lumber and logs.

Podcast: From silos to synergy

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors' global head of responsible investment Kate Turner joins The Greener Way to discuss how accounting for the many inter-reactions and flow-on effects of addressing specific sustainability issues can lead to improved outcomes.

Climate investing declines amid Trump's anti-clean energy regime

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Although investors are withdrawing from climate investing due to uncertainty from the aggressive approach by the US President Donald Trump in his pro-fossil fuels and anti-energy agenda, it opens up opportunities further afield.