Investment

Podcast: A year of progress

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
RIAA co-chief executive Estelle Parker discusses the surge in public awareness and demand for responsible investments in Australia, and the success of RIAA's Sustainable Classifications Initiative.

Shift away from responsible investing 'overstated': PRI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Investors are continuing to engage on responsible investment issues such as climate related risks, governance, and human rights and social issues, new analysis from the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) show.

FarmCap enhances lending solutions for farmers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Non-bank lender FarmCap has launched a private credit agricultural mortgage fund to help Australian farmers access financing.

UBS delays climate target to 2035

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
UBS has delayed its climate targets deadline to 2035 for its operations and flagged it is scrapping its mission to align 20% of total assets within its asset management unit to net zero.

5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Close to 5000 European funds being marketed as ESG hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows.

Quinbrook achieves record financing for solar, battery storage project

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has closed of a record debt financing of up to £238.5 million for Cleve Hill Solar Park - the UK's largest solar and battery storage project under construction.

ESG funds third-best performing asset class

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
ESG-focused managed funds were the third-best performing asset class in the year to January 2025, achieving a 17.7% return on a median basis, new Rainmaker Information data shows.

Macquarie, Westpac invest in social enterprise fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The Australian government has partnered with investors to create a new fund that will fund social enterprises which provide employment.

CFA Institute scrubs 'ESG' from ESG certificate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The CFA Institute is dropping 'ESG' from the name of its Certificate in ESG Investing.

IFM, partners get $250m injection for renewable fuels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
IFM Investors, GrainCorp and Ampol have received a $250 million commitment from the federal government to support the growth of a domestic market for low carbon liquid fuels.