Investment

Podcast: Overcoming barriers to financing the First Nations business sector with Jake Berthelot

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
First Nations businesses in Australia face many barriers to accessing financing, including historically exclusionary policies, institutional barriers, and lack of capital.

New tool tackles climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Sustainable Platform, a leading data provider for those aligning their investments to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has developed a new tool for asset owners, businesses, and insurers.

Rest-backed climate fund buys first assets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Fidelity has made its first purchases in the Fidelity Real Estate Logistics Impact Climate Solutions (LOGICs) Fund, buying three European assets for an undisclosed sum with Rest as a cornerstone investor.

Powering AI: An opportunity for investors?

HAMISH CHAMBERLAYNE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Power availability is the biggest challenge for artificial intelligence (AI) growth.

Vantage Point AM hires from Merricks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Paul Thomas has returned to the Singapore-based hedge fund after a four-year stint at Merricks Capital.

The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
The growth drivers of sustainable investments in the new year will challenge even the most seasoned investor, according to Morningstar Sustainalytics' sustainable investing research head.

Cooling US clean tech to drive Aus growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
US investment in new clean technologies dropped sharply in the first nine months of 2024 from US$42 billion to $16.2bn; energy investors say this could be a golden opportunity for Australia.

Australian Retirement Trust takes stake in Pattern Energy Group

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) and Dutch pension fund ABP will acquire Riverstone Holdings' equity stake in US-based renewable energy and transmission infrastructure company Pattern Energy Group.

Climate ETF smashes global record

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
A climate-focused ETF has broken the world record on ETF launch funding, debuting with US$2.4 billion in assets from Finnish pension insurer Varma.

Investors "not interested" in nuclear

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
The $331 billion price tag for nuclear could instead pay for rooftop solar and battery systems for all Aussies that don't already have it - and still leave funds left over.