Investment

AirTrunk secures mega green loan for data centre in Japan

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
AirTrunk has secured a $1.75 billion green loan to continue developing its TOK1 hyperscale data centre campus in East Tokyo to provide capacity upwards of 300MW.

Brookfield partners to form new renewable energy platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Brookfield Asset Management, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and Norges Bank Investment Management will each hold an equal ownership stake in a new renewable energy platform dubbed Northview Energy.

ASX-listed Pilot Energy secures $25m from US asset manager

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's Pilot Energy has secured $25 million from LDA Capital, a US alternative investment manager.

Ontario Teachers' buys WA critical minerals royalties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan acquired a portfolio of royalties on critical minerals in Western Australia, providing exposure to lithium, tin, and tantalum.

Salter Brothers' sustainable investment arm closes first PE deal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
KSB Sustainable Investments, the sustainable investment manager formed by a joint venture between Kilara Capital and Salter Brothers, has completed its first investment in battery manufacturer and distributor Master Instruments.

UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap Technologies

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
UniSuper, as part of a consortium, has helped raise $30 million for PlasmaLeap Technologies, a sustainable technology provider for fuel and chemicals producers.

Vanguard settles Texas-led coal antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Vanguard will pay more than $40 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 13 Republican states that claimed it, along with BlackRock and State Street, sought to damage the US coal industry through climate activism.

Top fund managers win $31.2bn Swedish pension fund mandate

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency (FTN) is asking 12 fund managers including J.P. Morgan, Schroder and Fidelity to manage $31.2 billion (SEK200bn) in pension savings, including four ethical vehicles.

UniSuper accused of greenwashing in GEO option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
A complaint has been lodged with ASIC, claiming changes the super fund made to its Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option last year and the way in which they were communicated were tantamount to greenwashing.

Government to boost defence through venture capital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
The government is seeking proposals from Australia's private capital market to co-invest in the local defence industry.